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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LG V20

Among titans, the LG V20 is another worth considering

It seems that the announcement of the LG V20 has been both an unfortunate and, in some ways, also a fortunate occurrence. Less than a week ago, LG took the wraps off of its newest flagship, the...
Apple iPhone 7 AirPods

Will other manufacturers follow Apple's lead?

Apple’s recent reveal of the iPhone 7 has plenty of people in a frenzy over the fact that they did, in fact, ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack in favor of either Lightning-connected headsets or wireless...
Nexus Sailfish render

After the Note 7 and iPhone 7, all eyes are on Google now

This year’s fall smartphone line-up has been nothing short of interesting, if nothing else can be said about them thus far. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7, which started off strong, came across a huge...
Apple iPhone 7

Thoughts on iPhone 7: Apple has done better

I’m going to start off by saying that I still very much stand by my opinion that iOS is a great platform. It’s easy to use, it looks good, and I can’t recall a time where an iPhone didn’t last...
Apple A10 Fusion

Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus officially announced

It feels like the tech industry has been holding its breath in anticipation of what Apple will bring with the iPhone 7 this year - and not entirely in a good way. Torn between whether the fiery...
Apple Watch Series 2

Apple Watch Series 2 now official

Smartwatches and smartphones go hand-in-hand, and it was Apple’s first smartwatch, the Apple Watch, that really brought enthusiasm for smartwatches. Earlier this year in June, Apple announced a major...
LG V20

LG V20 official with secondary display improvements and Nougat in tow

Last year was the first year that LG took the wraps off of its new (and quite large) flagship, the LG V10. While LG is already well-known for its other premium flagship line, the LG G series, the V...
back of Samsung Galaxy Note 4

No modular phones? No problem, but please bring back repairability

It’s no secret that I was an avid supporter of Google’s Project Ara from the very beginning, as far back as when it started out as a mere idea called Phonebloks. The idea appealed to me on multiple...
Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 leaks

I’d love to see a smart flip phone come to the U.S.

Samsung seems to be a prominent name in tech news recently, particularly because of the company’s worldwide recall on the recently released Galaxy Note 7. However, not all Samsung-related news is so...
Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Samsung’s Note 7 recall couldn’t have come at a worse time

A couple of days ago, there were a few reports stating that Samsung may be halting shipments of the Note 7 on account of several reports regarding “exploding batteries” in the device while it’s...
Nexus 5X

Nexus could use a rebranding

I’m not a big fan of change. I never have been. However, I’ve gotten to a place in life that when changes happen, I’m pretty quick at adapting to them in one way or another – but usually not until...
Android bots

How involved are you with UI customizations?

I’ve had my Galaxy S7 for about 3 months now. One of the perks of Android is the level of customization you have available to you, but I didn't really take advantage of that. Until the past couple of...
Apple iPhone 4S

What’s the longest you’ve used a daily driver for?

When I first started taking a real interest in phones – which was shortly after the iPhone came out – I felt like I was always looking for one reason or another to switch phones. Either the phone was...
Siri

Are you polite to your voice assistant?

When you were younger, you were probably conditioned by your parents to always be polite to other people. Saying “please” and “thank you” before and after a request, as well as saying “hello” and “...
Apple iPhone home button

No home button might be the best thing for the iPhone

I try not to get up in arms about leaks from the rumor mill that have a 50/50 chance of only ever being just that – a rumor. But that doesn’t stop me from thinking about the possible outcomes should...

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