Anna Scantlin

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Anna Scantlin

Anna is a Contributing Editor at PhoneDog.com. She was born and raised in Kansas City, which ironically is not located in Kansas, but in neighboring Missouri. She has an ornery son named Riley, who may or may not be more obsessed with technology than she is. Her passions include writing, drawing, gaming, music, and of course mobile tech! She's been a member of the PhoneDog team since August of 2012 and is a serial cell phone hoarder.

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My app train has come to a halt

Today while using my phone, I realize that my apps have been the same for months and they hardly ever change. After countless hours of figuring out which app does the best job of doing what I want...

1, 2, 3, 4: I declare a fruit war!

News lately seems to be revolving heavily around Apple and BlackBerry for different reasons. Between Apple’s patents and rumors and BlackBerry’s updated platform, we see that both companies have...

Could we see three iPhones in 2013?

Rumor mills are at it again with talks of Apple possibly planning to release more than one iDevice this year. Whether it’s true or not is impossible to tell at this point but many news reports...

Do you prefer social networking on your phone or your computer?

While BlackBerry still blows up the news feed of just about every tech website out there, I’ve decided to give a change of pace with this article and focus on another interesting news piece that’s...

You know, some BlackBerry pie doesn't sound too bad right now

Alright, so there’s a lot of hubbub going on surrounding BlackBerry 10 and the official announcement that came from BlackBerry (not RIM!) today. I’ve been keeping up on the live blogs and...

Do you need more storage in a device?

  According to Alex’s recent post regarding the release of iOS 6.1 beta 5, there’s also a rumor that has surfaced that suggests that Apple may be releasing another iOS device that has 128GB of...

Big phones, small tablets: How far is too far?

So lately I’ve been noticing that companies are starting to follow a trend: make bigger phones, make smaller tablets. While this trend seems to work for a lot of companies as these forms grow in...

What makes a device "great?"

It’s a question we pretty much ask ourselves anytime we see a new device being released: what makes this device stand out from any of the others out on the market today? What makes this device...

HTC Mini: A little more than a Pebble smartwatch without the convenience

While title of this article might make you raise an eyebrow and think, “What is she talking about?” Allow me to explain. We all remember hearing about the HTC Butterfly, which may be more familiar...

Is there a phone you wish you had purchased but never did?

    When “upgrade time” creeps closer on the calendar I start to take closer notice of the devices around me. This is about the time I begin to truly realize just how many choices we are offered...

Criminalizing the unlocking of phones will pique developers' interests

As I’m sure many of you are aware, this Saturday, January 26, will be the last day you will “legally” be able to unlock your carrier locked device in the U.S. This movement stems from the decision...

Is the market ready for a 41-megapixel camera?

As more rumors fly around, the latest (and yet not-so-latest at the same time) to fly past my ear is talking about another Nokia phone that may feature a 41-megapixel camera. Nokia already...

Which open source platform will win us over in 2013?

Yesterday the company that owns and runs the Firefox browser, Mozilla, announced that they will be joining the open source OS war that’s in the making for this year. That makes what’s been dubbed...

Protocol involving liquid damaged devices needs to change

Whether you’re an iOS, Android, Windows Phone, or BlackBerry fan, we can all agree that we’re all probably excited about some of the devices we’re hoping to see release this year. Better cameras,...

It's nice to see BlackBerry actively improving the App World

I can’t stress enough how important an app store is to a smartphone. Without it, our devices would be nothing but glorified messaging phones. Any time I write about underdog platforms like...

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