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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Windows Phone and Android

iOS and Android apps on Windows Phone: Will it break the wretched cycle?

iOS and Android. These two operating systems have the most market share in mobile by far, taking a whopping 96.3% combined in 2014. It’s nothing short of impressive, but then you have to remember...
LG G4 leather

Unhappy with sacrifices made to the Galaxy S6? Check out the LG G4

The Samsung Galaxy S6 was revealed earlier this year with some radical changes made to its design: glass back, metal frame, curved edges in the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, and the absence of a removable...
Nexus 5 vs Nexus 6 size

Google’s Nexus needs to scale down to get a thumbs up

When the Nexus 6 was first released, I made a post urging people to remember that although the Nexus 5 was technically a generation behind, it still had a lot to offer even in comparison to the Nexus...
HTC Arrive

Dear Microsoft, please bring back the physical keyboard for Windows 10 phones

We’ve reached a point in smartphone development where virtual keyboards have almost completely taken over for physical keyboards. In many aspects, virtual keyboards are more efficient than the...
Feature phones vs smartphones

I'm switching my daily driver a lot less lately

When I got my very first cell phone at 14, I was so happy. I loved it. It took pictures, I could text, I could call, and I was really just happy to have a cell phone at that point in my life. Despite...
Zero G Anti-gravity case

Zero G Anti-gravity case: Innovative or another novelty?

One of the perks of being an iPhone or a Galaxy S user is that, generally speaking, you have a plethora of accessories to choose from. From cases to laser keyboards, when you own one of these devices...
Nokia N1 Android Tablet

With Nokia's return to smartphones, here's what I'd like to see

When plans emerged that Microsoft would essentially be taking over Nokia’s area of Windows Phone, nobody really knew what to make of it. It was clear that Nokia and Microsoft would stay as separate...
Apple Siri

Siri is that friend that I’m embarrassed to be seen with in public

After some careful consideration the other day, I realized that the title of this article is the most accurate way to describe my relationship with our beloved Siri. However, I’ll advise that under...

Kicking and screaming, I switched to cloud storage

Between the amount of manufacturers who opt not to implement microSD card slots and manufacturers who still use 16GB of internal storage as the “base” amount, there’s a clear push for cloud storage...
Google's Project Fi

Google's Project Fi is a decent alternative, not a carrier killer

Rumors of Google throwing their card into the hat of cellular service providers caused a lot of brow-raising for many over the past year or so. With a massive company like Google, who has already...
Sony Xperia Z3

Should Sony rebrand Xperia Z?

If you've been keeping up with tech news lately, you probably knew that the new Sony Xperia Z4 was announced yesterday. If you didn't know, don't fret; the announcement was only intended for Japan....
Apple iPhone 6 Plus, 6, 5s, 5c

The delicate halfway point between the iPhone and its ‘S’

The Apple iPhone has a fairly predictable cycle at this point: the initial “next generation” device, followed by an improved variant of the same device, marked simply by an ‘S’ at the end of the...
Apple Pay

Why I have yet to adopt mobile pay

According to the media, mobile payments are the next big thing. Just as debit cards took over for checkbooks and checkbooks took over for cash, mobile payments are the next secure way for people to...
IKEA wireless charging

Wireless charging IKEA furniture is the push that wireless charging needs

I recently wrote an article discussing the current debate on wireless charging and whether it was a waste of time or an important feature. Although I acknowledged that wireless charging wasn’t by any...
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Game Review

Blizzard Entertainment is no stranger to making high quality games of all types, from action RPGs like the Diablo franchise all the way to the most successful MMORPG to date, World of Warcraft....

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