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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What were your favorite phone releases of 2012?

  With the end of year just a few days away, it seems like a good time to reflect on how 2012 went for the mobile industry and talk about which ones were our favorites among the many devices...

Do you own more than one cell phone?

  Recently I’ve been considering opening up a second phone line with a different company. In this line of work, or really for anybody who likes to tinker with phones, it sometimes becomes hard to...

What piqued your interest in cell phones?

As a reader on this website, I can only assume you are here because you are genuinely interested in cell phones, or in the very least; technology. I suppose I could be wrong and you’re passive...

I love the Kindle Fire HD

  It’s been a while since I’ve really gotten in depth with anything regarding tablets, so I think that warrants an article based on the newest adventures of yours truly. The last article I wrote...

Does the size of the app store matter to you?

Our smartphones are made of apps – a lot of apps. My iPhone has 61 apps in total, the most I’ve ever had on any phone at one time. It might seem like a lot because honestly - who uses 61 apps that...

What's your favorite thing about Android?

Let’s take a second and step back to take a good hard look at Android. Just for right now, I want to think about what this platform has to offer on its own. As somebody who once was an Android fan,...

Will you be doing any last minute phone shopping?

  Just as quickly as the holidays come around every year, they seem to leave just as fast. With the holiday season officially coming to an end in less than two weeks, the sales will start to grow...

Do you believe in BlackBerry 10?

  With the approaching release of the long overdue BlackBerry 10 phones and software, many are wondering how the reception of the release will turn out. Presumably, this release is what will make or...

Gadgets have replaced a lot of bulk in our lives

  As some of you may have read yesterday, I had decided to shut my phone off for the whole day. At first I was wary of doing so, but after a short time I started to see the benefits of doing so. For...

I finally turned my phone off for the whole day

  Up until today, I have positively refused to turn my phone off unless, of course, it shut off on its own due to excessive usage. Even then I had time to mentally prepare myself for the fact that I...

Do you keep your phone organized?

  When it came to my first smartphone, I was always on top on the design and the “flow” of the device. Everything had a folder, a spot, or a place. It was part of the whole “feng shui” of the device...

Could it be the end for Apple, or an opportunity to change for the better?

  Thursday evening, Apple investors were in for somewhat of a surprise when they found out that Apple’s shares, which have been bouncing up and down since September, may be heading towards the start...

Are kids comforted by technology?

A couple of nights ago, I stood outside the double doors that led to the photography studio in the mall where I was taking my son to get his first professional photos taken. At two years old, you’d...

For those of you using iOS: How important are Google Apps to you?

  With Google Maps returning to the App Store on iOS, many plan on making the switch to iOS 6 from iOS 5. The Google Maps app disappeared from the App Store after the release of iOS 6 due to Apple...

I hope to see more phones like YotaPhone come out soon

  I’ve never really been impressed at the thought of dual screens, especially when I came across the Kyocera Echo. The phone was flimsy, easily broken, it was slow, and although it was cool and...

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