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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Xiaomi Mi4 Windows 10

Will a Windows 10 ROM for Android convince people to switch to Windows?

I’ve become increasingly interested in Microsoft’s latest strategies to keep Windows Phone alive. With Microsoft struggling to hold even 3% of the mobile phone market, something’s got to give and the...
Microsoft Lumia Windows Phone

Windows 10 Technical Preview review

A lot of big, positive changes were made between Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8. Even more positive changes were made between Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1. Still, despite...
HTC One with Uh Oh protection

HTC's Uh-Oh Protection is a home run for HTC

So maybe the HTC One M9 never got a major redesign. That was kind of disappointing to a lot of people. We’ve come to expect huge changes every year to smartphones in order to keep us interested, but...
Nintendo

I hope Nintendo does mobile gaming right

Gaming on smartphones has gained quite a following over the years. From the early days of Snake on Nokia brick phones to having full-fledged MMORPG titles available for our smartphones, mobile gaming...
Nokia Lumia 635

The Nokia Lumia 635 is well worth the money

I like a good deal as much as the next person, so when I stumbled across an Amazon Lightning Deal for the Nokia Lumia 635 to be sold for $29.99 last Friday I just had to go for it. I’ve had this...
Kyocera Solar Rugged Phone

Should solar charging be a standard in every phone?

In phones, the features are everything. We’re pretty fortunate when it comes to how many features we have in our phones these days, but some features are always going to be more important than others...
Galaxy Gear

No Samsung smartwatch: Copying Apple or actually thinking things through?

During MWC last week we experienced plenty of exciting announcements and reveals, but there was one announcement in particular that caught many off-guard, to say the least: Samsung would be taking a...
Motorola Logo

Why Motorola continues to be one of my favorite manufacturers

I never cared much for Motorola pre-2013. Although the Motorola DROID line was one of the most iconic in its heyday, none of the devices ever made it outside of Verizon Wireless territory. I wasn’t a...
HTC One M9

HTC One M9 vs. Samsung Galaxy S6: Now they're official, but which one wins?

Last month I wrote an article asking readers which phone they thought would come out ahead as the more popular device this year. Although this will be an ongoing battle between the Samsung Galaxy S6...
Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung's metal redesign wasn't worth the sacrifice

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge are now completely official, and as to be expected from a phone as highly acclaimed as Samsung’s Galaxy S line, the release has caused quite a buzz in a...
BlackBerry Slider

Is BlackBerry signing up for success or disaster with their dual-curved slider?

If there’s one thing that can be said for BlackBerry, it’s that they’re persistent in their efforts to remain relevant in mobile. BlackBerry has had a hard time as of late competing against rival...
HTC One M9

HTC One M9: It’s what’s on the inside that counts, right?

Today’s roller coaster of emotions has been brought to you by the letters H, T, and C. Moments after the official announcement of the HTC One (M9), the device had already, unsurprisingly, made...
Palm Pre

In Memoriam: Palm Pre and webOS

For most people my age, when they think back to their first smartphone they think of one of two manufacturers: BlackBerry or Apple. When I talk about my first smartphone experience, I generally just...
Samsung Galaxy S4 and S5

Yes, the industry really has hit a plateau

Plateau (v.): a state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress. As it currently stands, the smartphone industry is the perfect example of what it means to plateau. It’s stale...
Pebble Time comparison

Pebble Time keeps Pebble as the clear winner for smartwatches

The Pebble Smartwatch made its first debut in early 2013. To date, this previously unknown company still manages to rank high among other smartwatch competitors, and is often considered the best...

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