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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Apple TV

Apple details tvOS updates, introduces new Apple TV “Remote” app

During the WWDC 2016 keynote, Apple announced a few key important updates coming to tvOS for Apple TV, which Apple announced already supports over 1,300 video channels and 6,000 native apps. The...
iMessage icon

Are you hoping for iMessage on Android?

Hot on the heels of Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference 2016 (aka WWDC), which is set to begin Monday, June 13th, the rumor mill has churned out a most intriguing allegation regarding a suspected...
Moto Z and Z Force

The good and the bad of Moto Z

Just a couple of days ago, Lenovo held their Tech World conference in San Francisco. There were a lot of exciting announcements made, including the one many of us here at PhoneDog had been eagerly...
Moto Z and Moto Z Force

Lenovo’s Moto Z and Moto Z Force official, complete with Moto Mods

As many were expecting to see, Lenovo’s latest Moto devices have been unveiled during Lenovo’s Tech World event in San Francisco. Changing names from Moto X over to Moto Z (oddly enough, this is...
Play Store on Chromebook

Chromebooks will soon give low-end Windows PCs a run for their money

During Google I/O, we learned about a significant change coming to Chromebooks: They will soon be able to run Android apps straight from the Google Play store. Yes, every last one of them. And...
John Legere

T-Mobile continues to impress me

When I was outlining the news post for T-Mobile’s Un-Carrier 11 announcement earlier today, I realized a couple of things. First of all, I realized that John Legere is the only telecom CEO whose name...
T-Mobile UnCarrier 11

T-Mobile UnCarrier 11 announced: "Stock Up" and free goodies

T-Mobile’s Un-Carrier initiative to make the telecom “stand out” from other companies has been going on for quite some time now. From showing the traditional two year contract out the door to free...
Apple EarPods

Is it time to phase out wired headphones?

There are a lot of questions being asked when it comes to Apple’s new iPhone set to show up later this year. Will they opt to use the same 16GB of base storage they’ve been using, or will they...
Samsung Galaxy Apps

Turns out Samsung’s Galaxy Apps isn't completely useless after all

I’ve been using my new Galaxy S7 for a little over a week now, and I've gotta tell you… I was pretty wrong about a lot of things going into this device. Not only did I manage to not completely hate...
Nokia Lumia 530

Should "new" Nokia stick with polycarbonate or go premium?

It’s widely regarded that Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition didn’t work out well for... well, anybody. It didn’t work out well for Microsoft, it didn't work out for Nokia, and for the most part, it didn'...
Lumia 950 XL

Microsoft should absolutely take a breather

While I was browsing the news yesterday, I didn't think much of the headline that claimed Windows Phone was dead. After all, these types op eds pop up all the time. Hell, on a slow news day I too...
Pebble 2 smartwatch

I gotta hand it to Pebble for sticking to their guns

Smartwatches are a fairly popular accessory nowadays. There are plenty of top-notch options to choose from, from all different manufacturers and platforms. Just a few years ago, the market for...
Apple iPhone 6s

Could Apple truly pull off the 16GB model another year?

The short answer is “Yes,” and the long answer continues with, “and it’s starting to look like they just might.” I don't know why I thought that Apple would, without question, ditch the 16GB base...
Samsung Galaxy S7

Samsung Galaxy S7 first impressions

It's been two months since the Samsung Galaxy S7’s release, so naturally I’ve decided to give my first impressions on arguably the most popular device of 2016 after it’s almost completely irrelevant...
Moto X leak

Could Lenovo have better luck with modular design than LG?

Following the rumor mill lately, you'll find numerous reports that say Lenovo, the current owner of what was once known as Motorola Mobility, allegedly has a couple of changes in mind when it comes...

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