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 can at least applaud BlackBerry for their efforts

I've written a few articles now outlining the point that I think that Apple needs to make a change in their interface sometime soon in order to continue their current success. I often mention in...

Do viruses pose any real threat to our phones?

As phones continue to become more intricate, so do the programs that are developed for mobile phone platforms. With functions like applications and full-functioning websites, it's becoming easier...

LG Nexus 4: a good device that could have been better

Earlier this month I asked you guys if you thought that LG could make a decent Nexus product – especially considering tech giants like Samsung and HTC had made successful earlier models for the...

Should Apple worry about Google?

    Apple has been through many ups and downs, starting somewhere in the 80’s when it was doing quite well for itself until Microsoft came around and steamrolled Apple. Many people thought it was...

Where do you keep your phone?

Where one keeps their phone is usually a sacred and clean place that is specifically meant for phones and phones alone. That means keeping all dangerous threats to our phones far, far away. These...

Do refurbished devices equal lower quality?

If you have or have ever worked in a cell phone retail location, you have probably had the pleasure of telling somebody that their broken device will be replaced with a “brand new” refurbished...

When did your phone start to show its age?

Many of you know that I’ve been carrying the now outdated iPhone 4S for some time now. It’s been just over a year since the phone came out, and just under a year since I’ve owned mine. Over the...

The right and wrong times to use our phones

There’s always a time and a place for everything, and while we have plenty of uses for our phones throughout the day, there are probably plenty of missed opportunities where we have had our noses...

Do smartphones make us smarter?

  I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve had somebody bring me a phone that wasn’t working properly and have them tell me “I guess I’m just not smart enough for these smartphones,” or “These...

Black Friday sales wrap up: do you plan on phone shopping?

    What is Black Friday anymore? The "holiday" seems to start earlier and earlier, with stores like Kohl’s having their Black Friday sales start at midnight two entire days before Black Friday....

Now she wants a Windows Phone 8

I know, I know. Most of you are thinking “When will she just give up on that iPhone and move on to something else?” It’s not that easy! The devices I want always have something wrong with it, or...

Apple has a way with patents

  Here we are once again to discuss the strange and peculiar ways that Apple works. Known as one of the most powerful leaders in the tech industry, Apple has paved its way to success by stomping on...

Should manufacturers create more Windows Phone varieties?

After the recent launch of the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Lumia 822, both for AT&T, I realized that Windows Phone really doesn’t have much of a selection of other hardware to choose from. One or...

Would you make Google your new provider?

    Ah, Google. The company we all know, love, and can count on to give Apple a run for it’s money. The protagonist of our mobile tech world has already saved the day more than once with their...

Does your phone get more love during the winter months?

The weather in many areas continuously grow colder as we venture further into fall and drift silently into winter, and with colder weather brings more indoor activity. With less options for outdoor...

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