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 iPad Pro Surface Pro 3

iPad Pro vs. Surface Pro: Which Pro is the right Pro for you?

After the announcement of the new Apple iPad Pro on Wednesday, it was hard not to draw a direct comparison to a similarly named product. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3, a hybrid that also strives to...
Apple iPad Pro

The Apple iPad Pro is what really stole the show

When I was watching yesterday's livestream of Apple's keynote, I was anxiously awaiting the new pair of iPhones. I didn't have too much interest in anything else, and although I had been expecting...
Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus

[UPDATED] Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus with 3D Touch now official

The new Apple iPhone 6s, along with its larger counterpart, the iPhone 6s Plus, were just officially announced during Apple’s live keynote. The new iPhone 6s models, following typical “s” protocol,...
Apple iPad Mini 3

iPad Mini 4 officially announced during Apple keynote

The Apple iPad Pro was just announced, but it wasn't the only new iPad to be announced during Apple's keynote today. In a brief statement following the extended coverage on the new iPad Pro, the iPad...
Apple iPad Pro

[UPDATED] Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro official

It’s a great day (hopefully) to be a fan of Apple products, and along with a slew of other announcements to surface from Apple’s live keynote today, we bring you the official news of Apple’s latest (...
Apple Force Touch

Will Force Touch be enough to "wow" iPhone 6s hopefuls?

If you’re an Apple fan, you’re probably feeling pretty giddy about Apple’s event coming up this Wednesday, September 9th. If you’ve been keeping up with Apple for the past 4 years or so, you know...
iPhone 6 Plus Back

How to organize your life using your smartphone

When I was growing up, I was never the most organized kid. It never seemed to affect me much then, because as disorganized as I was I always seemed to miraculously know where to find whatever I was...
Nextbit Robin

OEMs should take notes on the Nextbit Robin's main feature

Earlier today, a new Kickstarter campaign was started by Nextbit, a company made up of experienced Android-savvy alumni, for their latest addition to the smartphone industry: Robin. Robin is a...
HTC One M8 and One Mini 2

Sorry mini flagship hopefuls, this year is not our year

Over the past couple of years we have seen a great shift in mobile trends. Having a cell phone as compact as possible is no longer the cool (or practical) thing to have; instead, the goal is to have...
Google Nexus 6

It wouldn’t take much to top the Nexus 6

Autumn is just around the corner. Crunchy leaves, cooler air, and an absurdly high amount of pumpkin-flavored goodies are eagerly anticipated by many, but for those invested in the mobile industry,...
Samsung Ultimate Test Drive

Looks like I’m going for a drive – the Ultimate Test Drive, that is

That’s the hope, at least. In an attempt to swindle iPhone users away from their dearly beloved device, Samsung has an offer that’s hard for any tech enthusiast to refuse: For just $1, iPhone users...
HTC Logo

Please, no more “hero phone” hype

In this industry it seems like anything could change at the drop of a hat. What might be considered “great specs” for a phone one month may be considered obsolete by the next. That super fun new game...
iMessage

Will we ever have a true unified messaging system?

Texting is one of my favorite things. I got my first cell phone around the time that texting was taking off, and even though we were using the archaic T9 method it was still the bee’s knees. We could...
Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Should HTC move in on Note territory?

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 was officially announced just a few days ago, and in regards to how it was received I’m seeing a lot of mixed feelings. There seems to be a large amount of people frustrated...
Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Don't count out the Note 4 just yet

It’s newer, it’s shinier, and it’s a Samsung Galaxy Note. That’s just three (out of many) perfectly acceptable reasons for the average consumer to want to buy the brand new Samsung Galaxy Note 5. The...

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