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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iPhone 6: Different design, different specs, same ol' iPhone

  It feels like we’ve been waiting for the debut of Apple’s iPhone 6 since the launch of the iPhone 5s last year, probably because we knew what was coming. Although the “S” generations of iPhones...

Will history repeat itself with the release of the BlackBerry Classic?

  BlackBerry has been the subject of a lot of scrutiny over the past few years. What was once a great empire in the mobile industry has become little more than news filler on many occasions as of...

Will a price increase work with the new Moto X?

  Shortly following Samsung’s big autumn reveal of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, Motorola comes in play with the next generation Moto X, Moto G, and a strange little...

The Galaxy Note Edge is "edgy" enough, but will it flop or succeed?

  It’s finally that time of the year where we start to see this year’s fall lineup come to life. Months of speculation and rumors are put to rest as companies proudly unveil their latest creations....

Where did all of the feature phones go?

  Today I was asked a question that I have not been asked in a very long time.   Well, actually, that’s not true. I am actually quite frequently asked, “Hey, I’m due for an upgrade. What phone...

Using phones as payment: Will it ever take off?

  Let’s talk for a moment about spending money. It’s something that all of us do, sometimes multiple times on any given day: filling up the gas tank, grabbing a morning coffee and breakfast on-the-...

Without good battery life the iWatch will fail

  So, here’s to going against the grain not once, but twice in one article: basing an allegedly real product off of a rumor, and predicting that something made by Apple will have trouble taking off...

Mugen Power HTC One (M8) Battery Case Review (Sponsored)

It wasn’t all that long ago that I completed my 30 Day Challenge with the HTC One M8. Overall, the experience was mostly positive and I was pleased with how well HTC was able to maintain the zest of...

What is Windows Phone's biggest downfall?

  The longer I stay with this iPhone 4S that I’ve recently switched (back) to while I wait for this year’s fall lineup, the more time I seem to spend looking at other smartphones already on the...

If one feature should make a comeback, it should be the stylus

  I’m sure we all have days where we end up reminiscing about phones of our past, whether it’s because you became across the “cell phone graveyard” drawer or box that most of us have, or maybe...

The most pointless features we get excited about

  If you’re anything like me (or anybody that works at PhoneDog for that matter), you’re always on the hunt for new rumors, leaks, and deets of new devices and gadgets. We’re talking camera,...

Internal storage needs a promotion

  The amount of storage capacity that a smartphone has is one of the most important features in a smartphone these days. Our smartphones can hold so much information that a large allotment of...

Please don't take my bezels away

  It’s not often that we get a true new contender to enter the ring these days when it comes to smartphones. You hear all about your typical manufacturers and their respective models: Samsung, Apple...

Will timing kill the Moto X Plus 1's release?

  It’s been almost exactly one year since the release of Motorola’s Moto X, a phone that was so overhyped that it hardly stood a chance when the actual device, a phone with mediocre specs, was...

Are we doomed to the slab design forever?

  If you look just a few years in the past, the smartphone scene was a little bit different than it is today. If you go into a mobile retail store today, you’ll find that there are plenty of...

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