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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Smartwatches, smartglasses, and smartsleeves?

  Smartphones have come such a long way from the basic cell phones of yesteryear and are such an integrated part of our society that it almost seems like we should be able to turn anything “smart”...

Back to BlackBerry: It's not like riding a bicycle

You know how certain things in life are described as being “like riding a bicycle” in the sense that once you learn you never really forget it? Returning to BlackBerry, at least now, isn’t one of...

Windows 10: Good news for Windows Phone?

  If you’ve seen Microsoft’s announcement for Windows 10 earlier today, you might have had the same thought process I did. “Have I been living under a rock? Did I completely miss Windows 9?” Or...

We need minis now more than ever

  You can probably assume from the title that this is going to be one of those rant-y articles where I complain about how big phones are. If you did assume that, you’re right. So, just be warned...

Why the new Moto X is a fine contender among titans

  Motorola as a company has gone through what can only be described as a roller coaster ride over the past several years. The company was once highly recognized solely for their popular Droid line (...

It's too late to go back now, HTC

  I think we can all agree that one of the most important aspects of today’s smartphones is the camera. I mean yeah, there are other important things like apps, processing power, internal storage...

Hi ho, hi ho, it's back to BlackBerry I go

  It’s nearing the end of the year, which is typically the time that I prefer to look around for a new phone if I’ve made plans to purchase one. This year a ton of great phones have made their debut...

Beauty has to stop being prioritized over practicality

  It’s been a mere week since the release of the Apple iPhone 6, and there’s already a lot to be said about the phone. It’s bigger, it’s better, and it has a refreshed design. Overall, it’s pretty...

The worst phone you ever bought

  When we walk into a store with the hope of purchasing a new phone, as a phone fanatic you probably get butterflies in your stomach, or generally feel elated at the mere fact that when you walk out...

Will the discontinuation of the iPod Classic boost iPhone sales?

  Things are going to get deep here for a minute, because the subject of this article likely touches the memories of many of our readers in a strange, nostalgic way - I know it does for me. Before...

Anna's Guide to Purchasing a New Phone

  We’ve seen a lot this year when it comes to mobile, from the beginning of the year until now. It goes without saying (but we’ll say it anyway) that many of us in the industry are just itching to...

Sony isn't doing so hot these days, but it feels like they dug their own grave

  It didn’t take long to figure out what I should write about today. While poking around mobile tech news, just about every website talked about how poorly Sony was doing in the smartphone...

Holding out hope for a Nexus 6

  Autumn is just beginning, and already we’ve had three big flagships thrown at us within the first few days of September: the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (and Galaxy Note Edge, so maybe four big...

Thanks, T-Mobile, for your dedication to connectivity

  Despite all of the news that we come across that tell us that Company Y is expanding their network to X City, and as a result Company J has decided to strengthen their towers in nearby cities, it’...

The good and the bad of the Apple Watch

  Alongside the unveiling of the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus yesterday came another (completely expected) announcement: the Apple Watch, or as many of us had been incorrectly calling it the past...

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