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 Pay

I had to learn the hard way that it's high time to embrace mobile pay

I am a skeptic and over-analyzer by nature. It can be both a blessing and a curse to feel the need to weigh the pros and cons about everything. Sometimes it's completely warranted, like for important...
Project Ara

Samsung's modular camera patent could be the first real step for modular smartphones

Major changes in the smartphone industry have seemingly slowed down over the past few years, especially in terms of hardware design. In the “pioneer” days of smartphones (8 years ago or so) there...
Android and Apple logos

Are new mobile platforms too inconvenient for us now?

Currently, we have four major mobile platforms that are available to us: iOS, Android, Windows Phone (or Windows 10 Mobile), and BlackBerry 10. However, saying that all four of these platforms are “...
Apple Smart Battery case

I'm not sure another iPhone battery case was the answer we were looking for

Each year the iconic Apple iPhone is unveiled as being thinner and better than the iPhone from the year before, and each year more people grow more aware that perhaps having the thinnest phone isn’t...
Apple iPhone 5s iPhone 6 Plus

Yes, Apple should introduce a new 4-inch iPhone next year

In the smartphone industry, there is no “one size fits all”. While the trend over recent years has shown us that a bigger smartphone screen is actually preferred in many cases, it has since left...
iPhone 6 folder

Should Apple develop an "app drawer" for the iPhone?

The iconic Apple iPhone has undergone some big changes (pun intended) within the past year, with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus being the first two iPhones to drastically change its screen size (although...
Cortana iPhone

Cortana on iOS seems like a frivolous adventure

Virtual assistants have been a big part of smartphone culture for about 4 years now. Apple’s introduction of Siri in the iPhone 4s back in 2011 raised the bar for all smartphones to include something...
Apple iPhone 6

Could Apple get away with ditching the 3.5mm headphone jack? Probably

I have never been entirely loyal to one platform or another. I tend to hop around from year to year depending on my needs and wants. Currently I’m using an iPhone 6, and I haven’t yet felt tempted...
BlackBerry Priv

Most memorable smartphone of 2015: BlackBerry Priv

Sometimes in life, two things are just meant to be together. Peanut butter and chocolate, for example, are two things that are definitely meant to be together. That one time Teenage Mutant Ninja...
T-Mobile logo

T-Mobile’s dedication to current customers is what truly sets it apart

If you’re in the U.S. and you use any of the four big carriers, you probably owe a big “thank you” to T-Mobile for instigating many of the changes we’ve seen over the past couple of years since their...
Apple Pencil

I'm loving the resurgence of styli

Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple, was notorious for hating the stylus. He used the once popular accessory – or lack thereof – to promote that the iPhone was advanced to the point that...
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

TouchWiz: Could it use some Google magic for optimization?

A recent rumor from SamMobile suggests that Samsung and Google may be working together in order to “optimize” Samsung’s TouchWiz UI. Despite Samsung being one of the most popular mobile manufacturers...
HTC One M7 M8 M9

HTC’s Preview Program just might work

Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC has had more than its fair share of ups and downs over the years. If you’ve ever ventured into Android handsets, you’ve probably owned – or at least thought...
Target Cartwheel iPhone

Top 10 money saving apps for holiday shopping

Thanksgiving here in the U.S. is just 2 days away, which means that the holiday shopping season unofficially kicks off immediately afterwards on Black Friday. If you’re a holiday shopper, you already...
Nokia Lumia 928

How does Windows 10 Mobile fare on older Windows Phone devices?

For the Windows Phone community – and those interested in the new direction Microsoft is heading with Windows 10 Mobile – there’s a lot to hope for. The two overdue flagships for Windows Phone, the...

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