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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uninstall

Crave better battery life? Get rid of unnecessary apps

The transition from feature phones to smartphones was great for a lot of reasons, but not so great in others. Apps, for example, were an excellent reason to switch from a feature phone to a...
Samsung Gear S3

Samsung Pay and standalone operation make the Gear S3 a tempting buy

It’s interesting, but not surprising, how the smartwatch industry has evolved over the past few years from its early days. Pebble, while not the first smart watch, was the first smartwatch that...
Samsung Pay

Appreciating the wonderful world of mobile technology

I'm 25 years old. My son would tell you that makes me ancient, but with Rick Astley, Green Day, and Blink 182 all having released new albums over the summer and seeing Dave Chappelle on Saturday...
Gadget fatigue

Have you experienced gadget fatigue?

Have you ever felt like you were perhaps too tethered to technology in one way or another? We already know that smartphone addiction can become a real problem, but when you combine that with the...
Allo and Duo

Allo and Duo: How are they holding up?

It's been about 3 months since Google released its new video calling app, Duo, and just under two months since Allo, its new messaging app, was released. These two services were a pretty big deal at...
BlackBerry Priv keyboard

Do physical keyboards still have a place in the smartphone industry?

It’s a rare occurrence to see smartphones with a physical keyboard anymore. The most recent example I can think of is the BlackBerry Priv, which came out just over a year ago. In fact, BlackBerry is...
Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

Android Nougat breathes some new life into the Galaxy S7

If you purchased your Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge from AT&T like I did, you might find yourself in the same boat as I am right now; that is, casually glancing over at your phone bitterly and regretting...
LG Stylo 2

Post Note 7: Where to get your stylus fix

Samsung's recent fiasco regarding the Galaxy Note 7 inevitably left people with little choice when it comes to keeping the device or not. What started out as a mere suggestion to return the new...
Samsung Galaxy S8 concept

Samsung Galaxy S8 rumors are sounding pretty darn good

It might be hard to look forward to any of Samsung’s upcoming smartphones thanks to the Unfortunate Adventures of the Galaxy Note 7™. However, as a Samsung Galaxy S7 owner who has slowly but surely...
Chromebook

I finally bought a Chromebook, and I absolutely love it

Recently, I found myself in the market for a computer that was more travel-friendly than my desktop tower. Of course, anything is more travel-friendly than a desktop tower, but that's the issue that...
Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

Samsung can still make the best of the Galaxy S7

Samsung took a pretty hard hit with the Note 7 fiasco that unfolded over the past couple of months. Undoubtedly, this event will go down as one of the most bizarre and unfortunate oversights in...
Apple iPhone SE

Apple's iPhone SE: Still a perfectly good option

It is very easy to hop on hate trains when they come by, and boy have they been coming this last half of the year. I expected – and boarded – the hate train for the rumors regarding Apple’s once...
Kyocera Echo

7 weird and unique smartphone designs

Every once in a while, I’ll look at my phone – a phone with a premium, yet uninspiring look – and ask myself why I became so interested in these little computers in our hands. At this point, I’ve...
Microsoft Surface Dial

The coolest gadget from this week: Microsoft's Surface Dial

This week had nothing to do with smartphones and everything to do with computers, as both Microsoft and Apple had big events scheduled this week. With both events now over, it’s safe to properly...
iMessage and Android

Why I still pine for iMessage on Android

Anytime I see an article that even gives a slight glimmer of hope that iMessage might someday become available for Android users, I glom onto it. I don’t necessarily want to glom onto it, but with...

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