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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I think I need Stick-n-Find in my life

  Life can get messy sometimes; whether it’s stress, kids, a busy schedule, or maybe just life itself there are times where we tend to lose ourselves – or our things. Stick-n-Find is a new and...

Can we get some love for the accessories at CES 2013?

  With CES just around the corner here, officially starting on Tuesday, January 8th (but as Taylor stated in his video earlier today, we will have coverage here on PhoneDog starting on Monday)...

I'm not surprised that Android users don't upgrade their software sooner

  On Thursday, Google released their new numbers on their Platform Version web page for Android. To the delight of many, numbers are finally showing a shift for the better. Jelly Bean has passed the...

Could Tizen just be a ?Plan B? of sorts for Samsung?

As our own Alex reported today, Samsung is rumored to start launching several phones this year running on Tizen, which is another open sourced platform (much like our discussions yesterday regarding...

I anticipate great things from Ubuntu for Phones

I’m sure many of you are aware of the dry spell we’ve been having lately regarding actual mobile phone news. Fortunately for us, today we’ve been blessed by the phone gods with a gift in the form of...

Do you foresee Nokia leaving the mobile phone industry?

  Rumors and predictions are flying everywhere early on this year, and Nokia is no exception to the rule. While Nokia definitely saw improvement regarding the Lumia 920 sales over their previous...

It's officially 2013: are you ready?

  Over the past two days, I’m sure all of you have heard “Happy 2013!” more times than you’d like, so let me just add more fuel to that fire and say, “Happy 2013!” I’m excited to see what this year...

Let's talk predictions: what would you like to see in an 'iPhone 5S'?

  When Apple releases the first generation of the next tier of their famous iPhone line, the reviews seem to always come back the same: the device was good, but not great. Typically Apple will then...

Have you ever been hit with an early termination fee?

  Whether you’ve actually experienced one or have only had nightmares about them, I think we can all agree that early termination fees are ugly and can hardly be considered merciful. When you sign...

Has your phone brought you closer to your loved ones?

  Okay, so I’ve already talked about how our phones could potentially turn us all into socially awkward people by having our noses buried in them 24/7, but now it’s time to take a look on the other...

When it comes to upgrades, what happens to your old phone?

  Upgrading my phone is one of my favorite things to do. Every phone fanatic can’t deny the excitement “upgrade day” can bring to us – a new phone with upgraded graphics, speed, and features....

How private do you keep your phone?

  Phones, to me, are very personal things. We make them easily recognizable to us by customizing the outside, the wallpaper, and the ringtones. We use them to talk to the people closest to us, and...

BlackBerry 10 needs to offer lower-end devices

  With the upcoming release of BlackBerry 10, many people are excited to see what RIM has in store for the New Year. With updated features such as widgets, an updated version of BlackBerry Messenger...

Does your family "rotate" upgrades?

When I worked in a retail setting, one of the most common things that would walk through the door were existing customers who were ready for upgrades. Upgrading your device is an exciting time; out...

Better battery life is on the way!

Every day it seems like the “great battery life” I initially started off with on my iPhone is slowly creeping towards “annoying” status as it only seems to last half a day instead of nearly the...

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