Taylor Martin

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Taylor Martin

Taylor Martin is the Managing Editor for PhoneDog and has over six years of experience with BlackBerry and two or more years of hands-on experience with mobile platforms like Android, webOS, and iOS. When he isn't writing into the wee hours of the morning, Taylor is hacking, tweaking, and modding one of his phones or tablets to do his laundry and cook his breakfast. Away from cell phones and other gadgets, Taylor spends his time with friends and family and enjoys playing video games, eating sushi, tweeting, and watching anything of worth on Netflix – especially documentaries. If you have any Netflix recommendations or tech-related questions, follow him on Twitter. Just remember to keep it under 140 characters, folks.

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Taylor's Top 5 Verizon smartphones for the holidays

With the holiday season among us, there's no better time to be in the market for a smartphone. All the year's best devices are now out and there are great deals to be found in wireless providers'...

What is the one thing you wish your smartphone could do?

Compared to just three or four years ago, the capabilities of smartphones have increased exponentially. The addition of hundreds of thousands of applications across the major mobile platforms and...

Taylor's Top 5 Android smartphones for the holidays

The holiday season is among us and this year, smartphones are high up on people's wish lists. But when there are dozens of very similar phones to choose from, deciding on a single device can be a...

What is the best gadget of 2012?

The year is quickly drawing to a close (seriously, it feels like Thanksgiving was just yesterday), and new product releases are finally starting to slow down after three months of pure marketing and...

Do you use voice actions on your phone?

I've had my rounds with voice input on smartphones. For an entire week this summer, I chose to take on a very tough challenge. I went an entire week without using a soft keyboard on my phones and...

Has your smartphone's navigation ever taken you on a wild goose chase?

To say that Apple has been criticized for the Maps.app, which came at the expense of Google-powered maps in favor of Apple's new, in-house mapping system, is an understatement. Following the update...

Do you overreact when you damage a phone?

While mobile manufacturers strive to make phones as durable as possible without sacrificing a gorgeous design or functionality, accidents still happen. Phones still get dropped, dunked in water,...

Since it's free and now on Android, do yourself a favor and download Snapseed

As much as I love Google and many of its services, I am always hesitant to cheer when it acquires a popular application or service. Google itself makes great products, generally free of charge, and...

SwiftKey Flow beta is easily the best Android keyboard yet

Since the very start, I have been a fan of the popular Android replacement keyboard, SwiftKey. I swear by it. I've been using it for as long as I can remember, and ever since the improvements...

Has anyone ever actually had #DroidRage from Android malware?

Ah, Android malware! Who doesn't love to dabble in the dark and dreary place where all the bad Android 'wares manifest? Over the years, we have slowly watched the mobile space turn into a playground...

How long will it be until another mobile platform will overtake Android?

Android is well on its way to rule the world. Google's open source mobile platform is finding itself in all sorts of consumer electronics, from the typical smartphones and tablets to home appliances...

Has your relationship suffered from excessive mobile use?

Smartphone adoption rates are surging in 2012. Back in May of this year, analyst firm Nielsen reported that smartphone penetration had surpassed the 50 percent mark here in the United States. And...

Google, can I please have control over my Gallery again?

I've been on a bit of a rampage of late. I have stumbled across several features of both Android and iOS that have been tearing me apart. There are features of both platforms that are inching their...

Do you actually use the widgets on your home screens?

I have always praised Android for its home screen. Despite earlier versions of the home screen being rather hideous, it has always been extremely functional. The fact that users can rearrange the...

The popSLATE case gives your iPhone a secondary E Ink display

I fault the iPhone for having such a small display. The software is, slowly but surely, aging poorly. But I can deal with a dated interface – so long as it works well. But the one aspect of the...

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