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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Do you view smartphones as social status icons?

It's weird sometimes how easily we as people can get caught up following certain fads just to fit in with others, even if they're ridiculous. Paying $200 for a pair of jeans that have been...

If you can't take the heat, don't be an early tech adopter

Adopting early forms of technology can be a very exciting thing to be able to take part in. Being able to experience new technology first-hand can be a refreshingly untainted experience. You're a...

There's good in everything, and "everything" includes Windows Phone 8

It's hard to find the good in things sometimes, especially when the something you're trying to find the good in is notoriously bad for one reason or another. For smartphones, there's a lot of good...

I would love to see Nintendo move to smartphones

To a lot of people, gaming on a smartphone isn't something to take seriously. There are a lot of games to choose from, but it's clear that the most popular games on smartphones are much simpler than...

Do smartphones really hinder our communication to one another?

All I have ever really known is communication via cell phone. The last time I was completely cell phone free was 7th grade, which would have made me 13 years old. For ten years, I have had a cell...

Bing, tell me that Cortana isn't going to flop

The title of this article might seem kind of confusing, given that it is addressed to "Bing". While you might think it was a typo, or perhaps that I don't know the difference between Microsoft and...

T-Mobile has become the star of the show in the mobile industry

T-Mobile has made some serious strides over the past year in order to make themselves more appealing to people. The new, bold moves that the carrier has been making have been beneficial to many as...

Smartphones in 2014: Do you still get physical?

Finding a smartphone with a physical keyboard is almost like finding a needle in a haystack these days, given the exception of BlackBerry devices. Although the design was practically a staple back...

Companies shouldn't have to release apps to limit distraction from your phone

Cell phones and cars don't usually mix very well, especially now that smartphones are in the mix and you spend more time looking at your phone rather than holding it up to your ear. We've all...

I'm sorry, but I don't believe in Blackphone

Security is a pretty big thing these days as we continue to learn about certain shenanigans happening across multiple countries and industries. What first started out as an alarming whistleblow on...

It's not a sin to keep the same screen size two years in a row

Big phones are trending right now, there's no denying that claim. It seems like every time you browse a forum or read an article there's another call for some popular device to have a larger screen...

I have to admit, I want a Galaxy Note Mini

The Galaxy Note is one of the more iconic phones that we've seen released over the past few years. Although the 5.3-inch device was the largest screen we've seen here in the U.S. back in 2011, the...

How do you jam out on your phone?

The evolution of music on phones is fascinating for sure - and by "fascinating" I mean that when you look back and see how much it has changed, it really just results in bittersweet nostalgia. Music...

A Sony Vaio Windows Phone might be the perfect addition to the WP8 family

Sony is a particularly interesting subject when it comes to mobile. Although the company has been well-known through history for a slew of other products like the Walkman, numerous VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray...

It's interesting to see what smartphones have helped to end

It's always sad to see things end, and we are no stranger to endings when it comes to smartphones. We've seen the tragic endings to webOS, Windows Mobile, and nearly BlackBerry just this past year....

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