Taylor Martin

Contributing Editor
From Concord, NC

Taylor Martin is a Contributing Editor for PhoneDog and has over five years of experience with BlackBerry and a year or better of hands-on experience with mobile platforms like Android, webOS, and iOS. He is currently a full-time student pursuing a career in Computer Science. 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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ExclusiveIs it time for Apple to refresh iOS?

Iphone 5 Apple first introduced iPhone OS back in 2007. It is now approaching five-years-old, has since been renamed to iOS (June 2010) and now supports more resolutions and installations of apps from App Store. Aside from those alterations, very little has...

ExclusiveWe are one step closer to the end of the PC era

Android Hinging on the fact that the iPad can and has successfully replaced home computers for many Americans, Steve Jobs claimed we have entered the post-PC era at the iPad 2 announcement. With iCloud syncing users' data across all of their devices, the PC...

UpdatedDespite slow update plans, Motorola has the right idea with Ice Cream Sandwich

Android Just last week, Motorola updated their Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade schedule for their latest crop of handsets. While we've only got a general idea as to when six of Moto's devices (both phones and tablets) will be updated, the good news is that some...

PopularRegardless of specifications, the iPad 3 will still face record sales

Iphone Os In normal fashion when approaching the supposed launch of a new Apple device, people's minds start to wander. Noses start poking around and discovering tiny pieces to an enormous puzzle, and with just a few, tiny details, people try to put together...

ExclusiveContactMonkey makes sharing your contact info a breeze

Android Keeping up with your address book can be tough. In fact, my address book, which I sync through my Google account, is one of the most disorganized, out of control things in my life right now. I have so many duplicates and mismatched numbers and names...

Reader reactionsDo you give donations to your favorite Android developers?

Android Being open source, Android is multifaceted – more so than other platforms. Take iOS, Windows Phone, webOS and even Symbian for example. Aside from major updates that alter the UI, these platforms, for the most part, look the same on every device...

PollWhich Android keyboard do you use?

Android While typing on touchscreens isn't getting any more comforting or reassuring just yet, it's slowly becoming second nature, especially with the aid of ever-improving autocorrect and keyboards that learn to predict your next word. But no one keyboard...

ExclusiveWhy I miss BlackBerry: Keyboard shortcuts and AutoText

Blackberry Os Most people who know me – I mean in real life, not those who "know me" via Web – refer to me as "that guy with all those phones." On any given day, I will usually be carrying at least two – usually an iPhone and an Android phone. But take a step...

Reader reactionsShould phones stop working while we're behind the wheel?

Lifestyle There is no question that distracted driving is a serious problem, or that cell phones are a major cause for distractions in drivers. Thanks to those tiny little devices that keep us connected at all times, we like to live in the moment, here and...

Reader reactionsDo you want the same experience across all devices?

Iphone Os Early this morning, much to our surprise, Apple announced the latest update to OS X, Mountain Lion, along with an additional bag of goodies like a developer preview and the Messages beta for all to enjoy. OS X version 10.8 features, among other...

ExclusiveAndroid 5.0 alongside Windows 8 on a tablet would be an unlikely dream come true

Android Back on November 14, 2011, the Android 4.0 source code was posted in the AOSP directory. It seems like so long ago, right? In three very short months, however, very little has changed for Android. Sure, the code has changed quite a bit, and tablets...

ExclusiveMotorola's Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade time frame is absurd

Android Easily one of the biggest sore spots for Android users has been software updates, which goes hand in hand with the nefarious (and sometimes blown out of proportion) fragmentation issues. As soon as the latest Android update is released by Google...

UpdatedWhy do people hate the stylus so much?

Android "It's like we said on the iPad, if you see a stylus, they blew it." That's the ever-popular comment made by the late Steve Jobs during the questions and answer segment of the iPad announcement in April of 2010. Looking back at pre-iPhone touchscreen...

ExclusiveDo recent security holes in Google Wallet make you skeptical of NFC payments?

Android The current drive for many wireless providers, cell phone makers and software providers is to make NFC a valid payment option in the States. Although there is a great divide between Google Wallet and the carriers who formed Isis, NFC has a long way...

ExclusiveWhat I hope will come from Google's acquisition of Motorola

Android Back in August, we learned that Google was interested in acquiring Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Initially, we thought this would affect their relationship with other patent manufacturers. However, that belief was quickly amended after a...

ExclusiveSony should stick to Vita OS and abandon Android

Android Sony has faced quite a bit of adversity as of late. Despite overall Xperia phone shipments being up, Sony's fourth quarter earnings report from 2011 was dripping in red ink. They recently acquired their mobile partner, Ericsson, and will soon...

Reader reactionsShould HTC tone Sense UI down a little?

Android Since the very beginning, HTC's Sense UI has been a love or hate thing. There are Android purists who prefer their experience with Google's mobile software to be untainted, or a vanilla experience, and there are customized UI junkies. In between,...

ExclusiveDo you play multiplayer games from your phone?

Lifestyle The best part about smartphones are the endless capabilities of their always-on data connection. It changes the way we use phones to communicate and the way we use them to stay entertained. From nearly anywhere in the country, we can download and...

ExclusiveWindows Phone could use a little fragmentation

Windows Phone 7 When it comes to Windows Phone, things are finally beginning to look up. The dust has finally settled after the first major software update, Mango; Nokia is now in Microsoft's camp, producing some jaw-dropping hardware to show off Microsoft's sleek...

ExclusiveWhat is your preferred method of communication with your phone?

Lifestyle From the very beginning, cell phones redefined how we communicate with others. No longer are we tied to a land line if we want to talk to our family without actually paying a visit. With a cell phone, you can talk to almost anyone from anywhere at...

ExclusiveShould carriers do more to keep customers coming back?

Business And Money Every time the topic of cell phones comes up in casual conversation with my friends and family (as if that ever happens), it seems like one of them is upset for one reason or another. There is constant banter about how "Verizon's customer service...

ExclusiveAll OEMs need to convert to micro SIM technology already

Business And Money One of the largest benefits of using GSM technology over, say, CDMA, has always been the portability of devices, or the hassle-free method of swapping devices around. If you have two different phones for AT&T, simply removing the SIM from one phone...

ExclusiveCamera makers should partner with smartphone manufacturers

Business And Money Years ago, everyone replaced their instant film and disposable cameras with a slightly more permanent option: digital cameras. Kodak was the originator of digital camera technology, and it completely changed the way the average consumer captured...

ExclusiveDoes an Ice Cream Sandwich port make you want a Nokia N9?

Android I remember back when we thought (official) Nokia-made Android phones were a possibility. Needless to say, those dreams were almost completely crushed by a weighty offer from Microsoft for Nokia to build Windows Phones with a little cash incentive....

ExclusiveIs Motorola right to blame update latency on hardware?

Android One of the remaining issues with Android, despite the Android Update Alliance that formed in April of last year, is software updates. The alliance between Google and its partner manufacturers was brought together in an attempt to ensure new devices...

ExclusiveChrome for Android is awesome, even without Flash

Android Earlier this week, I wrote about how I would switch entirely to a tablet it it were possible. However, it's not possible for me, and I've had to discover new ways tablets can be useful in day to day use. They're perfect for reading news, playing...

ExclusiveShould mobile address books be more secure?

Lifestyle There has been a lot of buzz lately about privacy and users' information being compromised, stolen, exploited, etc. The whole Carrier IQ debacle is subsiding, but just a couple weeks ago, it was a complete mess. For those of you who haven't looked...

ExclusiveWhat 'smart' accessory are you looking forward to the most?

Android In recent years, we've watched smartphones undergo some pretty radical changes. In comparison to devices from 2009 and 2010, current Android smartphones and the iPhone 4S are better in almost every way – they're bigger, faster, more powerful, more...

ExclusiveHow often do you check your phone?

Lifestyle It's rare for my phones to ever leave my side. I always have them either in my hand, in my pocket, or at least within arm's reach. (The only time I'm ever more than an arm's length away is when I'm in the shower. And until I have a phone with...

PopularWhat will be the iPhone 5's make or break feature?

Iphone 5 If Apple sticks to routine (which they've been slipping on lately), we should be introduced to the iPhone 5 sometime later this year – hopefully sooner rather than later. We can't be sure what exactly the device will entail, but rest assured the...