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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Why the move away from black and white?

I was browsing new All New HTC One leaks today (it just sounds so ridiculous!) when it was shown that the phone may also come in gray and silver, as well as the previously leaked gold. In what looks...

Is a removable battery and a microSD card slot a requirement for you to love the S5?

I have my ups and downs about Samsung, especially regarding some of their customer service practices. However, all of that aside, when you're just looking at Samsung phones there is certainly...

Is there still room for Ubuntu smartphones on the market?

When you hear the word 'Ubuntu', it's more than likely not the first time you've ever heard of the word. Although not very well known in the smartphone industry, the word is often associated in a...

The All New One is about the be all new granddaddy of missed opportunities

A rose is rose by any other name, or at least that's what they want you to think; however, when it comes to naming smartphones you're going to have a hard time trying to convince people to take your...

How much work do you put into finding a new phone?

Searching for the perfect new phone can be an exciting adventure whenever it's finally time to upgrade. As exciting as it might be, however, it could also be considered an equally daunting task if...

Right now it's better to wait for a new phone

The start of a new year is always exciting. With a new year comes promises of a fresh start for everybody. The start of the new year is particularly interesting for us in the mobile industry,...

It's time to cool the jets about graphene

The smartphone industry is no different than any other tech-related industry; improvements are just around the corner, and just when you think things couldn't possibly get any better they somehow...

There is still something admirable about the HTC One's camera

Last year I ended up getting an HTC One to use as my daily driver. After initially going with the Galaxy S4, I quickly realized that it just wasn't the phone for me. When I switched it out for the...

Tired of flowers? Here are some last minute tech V-Day gifts

If you're afraid of following the cliche of giving your loved one flowers for Valentine's Day (or maybe your boyfriend just isn't the flower-y type - who knew?) then have no fear - PhoneDog Anna is...

I have no interest in wearable tech right now

Wearable tech, as we call it, is still in the beginning stages of being adopted as the official "technology of the future". What started out as Bluetooth headsets have now evolved into smart watches...

An Android coffee table looks like a cool idea, just not in my house

It isn't hard to see that what we consider to be mobile technology is quickly spreading to be of use in other aspects of our lives. It would seem like companies behind major mobile operating systems...

Those iPhone 6 leaks piqued my interest

Alright, so lately I've been on this anti-Apple kick (well, not really anti-Apple but anti-iOS 7, really) because I really, truthfully am rather disappointed in the direction Apple went in for the...

Android apps on Windows Phone? It might work, it might not

In a recent rumor report that our own Alex Wagner reported on earlier today, speculation that Microsoft's Windows Phone platform may support Android applications sometime in the future has surfaced...

Feeling the effects of this cold winter? So is your phone

We often describe our phones as our closest friend - not just physically, but mentally as well. We are in a peculiar place where we always feel the need to carry our phones with us, and although it...

Free your data with FreedomPop!

Data is the backbone to smartphone technology and the big providers charge a premium for it. If you go over your data plan and use too much, be prepared to pay an arm and a leg. Smartphones today,...

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