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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Color me impressed when it comes to the Lumia line

Sometimes, as a human, you're bound to make mistakes. The only way to learn from those mistakes is to make the corrections and move on. That being said, I think I have made a mistake. Or two. I've...

Could Google's "ultimate personal assistant" win the virtual assistant war?

Innovation in its purest form is arguably hard to come by in this industry. I mean, it's probably one of the most overused words here, but in a sense it's true. It's been a while since I've really...

Windows Phone 8.1: A fix or a flop?

Microsoft's position in the smartphone industry has never really been that strong. They had Windows Mobile, which wasn't exactly as polished as BlackBerry. Then they moved on to Windows Phone 7,...

How cheap will phones be in 2014?

So, I'm on this kick about next year and what it holds for us. In my article earlier I had asked what you were most excited to see next year when it came to new phones. Given that CES starts in just...

Full speed ahead, 2014

Today I made the mistake of leaving the house. It wasn't leaving the house that was my mistake; it was deciding to go shopping that was my mistake. I don't know why I thought that many people would...

Unlimited data for all, and for all a capless night?

I apologize for the title with the bad pun; I'm in the holiday spirit and I couldn't contain my enthusiasm for it this morning. With that being said, happy holidays to you! And with that being said...

I am thoroughly convinced that I'll never have enough storage

The amount of storage in a phone is a pretty hot debate in this industry, especially now that many manufacturers are opting not to include microSD card slots, a form of external storage that was...

I think an Amazon smartphone is inevitable

Here in the mobile industry there is never a costant clear winner. Looking back a few years ago, Apple was the top dog. Standing here today, Android and Samsung are reigning over. Windows Phone,...

Once again I find myself having more hope in BlackBerry than I should

Here we are again. It's the end of 2013, and instead of full-on looking forward to what 2014 will bring us starting within the next few weeks, I'm sitting here dwelling on the past. I've tried not...

Stock or skinned: How do you like your Android?

Something that every person who uses Android needs to figure out for themselves, come one point or another, is how they like to Android. Android is known for its extensive customization options, but...

T-Mobile Phase Four: Could we ask for more?

Just when you thought T-Mobile's changes couldn't get any sweeter, rumor has it that it will with their new announcement coming on January 8th. Although we don't know for certain what the new...

Battery life continues to impress me

In the past here at PhoneDog, we've had articles and videos that have asked you, the reader, what you would like to see improved in future smartphones. Amongst various answers that included ideas...

Why Google Hangouts is now my preferred SMS app

The way we communicate with our cell phones has certainly changed in many ways over the past decade or so. What started out purely as a mobile telephone for voice chat soon turned into a device both...

How do you stay pumped about the iPhone the other 364 days of the year?

Apple's role in the smartphone world has changed rather drastically since the first iPhone was introduced in 2007. Although the first iPhone wasn't the first smartphone to have been invented,...

I hope Meizu phones attack both ends of the spectrum next year

Here in the United States, we're pretty much set and settled into our ways when it comes to a lot of things. The mobile industry is one of those things. For the most part, things remain unchanged....

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