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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Third-party messengers are beginning to affect SMS revenues

If I need to get in touch with someone, my sure shot way is usually SMS. I could always just call them. But most of you already know where I stand on calling – it's often inconvenient for both...

I'm an impulsive application buyer

I like applications. No, I really like applications. Better yet, I love them. And I'm known for buying and downloading various useful and pointless applications all the time. Oh, I like mobile games...

Do you use social apps to meet new people?

After being out of school for a while, I have learned quite a few things. Namely, it's increasingly difficult to get out and meet new people. Or course, the fact that I hit "old man" status not long...

Do you ever find your smartphone display to be too bright?

Of all the features and specifications your smartphone may have, the display is easily among the most important. It's what every user stares at, types on and interacts with for hours each and every...

Where do you draw the line on no-contract pricing?

Smartphones can be rather expensive, both to operate and to own. Monthly rates for individuals through some of the nation's largest providers start around $70 per month and can stretch as high as $...

Do you use your phone to take panoramic pictures?

While I'm not by any stretch of the term a professional photographer, I love taking pictures. And although I would love to take my Sony NEX-5N everywhere I go, it's not always convenient. Luckily,...

Has your smartphone ever been stolen?

With cell phone and, likewise, smartphone adoption on a steady and steep rise, the tally of lost cell phones is climbing, respectively. But the value of a cell phone is also significantly increasing...

Is this the beginning of Apple's descent?

If you look at the past six years, Apple has been at the forefront of most everything that has happened in the mobile world. Competing with Google, Apple has helped redefine the mobile industry,...

Multitasking on the Galaxy Note II is a missed opportunity

Most of you know by now that I love the Samsung Galaxy Note II. I've used two different versions, collectively, for over two weeks now, and I have written about it countless times. Through my use, I...

Have you dropped your phone when getting out of the car?

Smartphones are very important tools to many of us. Not only do they provide hours of endless entertainment and keep us in contact with loved ones, they also help us take our work virtually...

The Best Smartphones: Week 35

Taylor's rounding up last week's votes in PhoneDog's Official Smartphone Rankings!  In week 35, the Samsung Galaxy Note II made it to the top of the People's Choice Rankings yet again, though the...

AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II Video Review

Taylor takes an in-depth look at the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II.  Save for 4G LTE connectivity, it's packing the same stuff under the hood as the international version - 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos...

What sort of things do you buy from your smartphone?

E-commerce is booming. The successes of Amazon are a perfect example of just that. And there are many reasons why people are moving to online shopping: you can shop from the comfort and convenience...

How much would you pay each month to have unlimited data again?

It's no secret that carriers dislike the thought of giving consumers free reign on their wireless networks. Remove a tangible data cap, and some customers will take full advantage of the extra,...

The Galaxy Note II Smart Dock keeps the smartphone PC dream alive

For the better part of two years, I've said that smartphones will eventually transgress beyond simply being mobile devices, that they will eventually become a staple in all the personal computing...

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