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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Could Samsung's Galaxy J teaser video be foreshadowing the Galaxy S 5?

Earlier today hordes of tech websites (including us) jumped on a new teaser video released from Samsung that gave a mysterious and intriguing glimpse of what might have been, or what we had maybe...

Heyday is journaling made easy, and I love it

As much as we here in the industry love to boast about how big this or that app store has gotten, it can still a pain in the neck to sift through app after app in order to find the best ones. After...

What to do when you need an emergency phone replacement

Ah, yes, the element of surprise; the element that nobody expects yet we all know is sitting there, lurking around the corner. Unfortunately in this industry, the element of surprise is no stranger...

Sorry AT&T, I won't be switching to your network anytime soon

The carrier situation in the United States is kind of in an iffy one right now. Earlier this year, we had a huge shift from what we considered "the norm" when T-Mobile set its "UNcarrier" initiative...

Yota's secondary E Ink display: Innovative, but is it too niche?

Yesterday, a Russian company by the name of Yota announced their first smartphone, the YotaPhone, which is a 4.3-inch Android powered smartphone that also has an interesting feature that no other...

Time to wake up, smell the roses and stop ignoring LG

In this industry, it's easy to get lost. Not only are there hundreds of smartphones out on the market, but they're all doing their own thing. Different screen sizes, different housing materials,...

The HTC One Mini might be small, but it holds a big spot in my heart

A few months ago I had the opportunity to use and review the mini version of the HTC One, the flagship phone that turned the way people view HTC around. Appropriately named the HTC One Mini, the...

The only thing better than an HTC One? An HTC Two

It's the beginning of December, which means that the end of 2013 is nearly here. We've had some great devices come out this year, with big flagship names like the Samsung Galaxy S4, the HTC One, the...

Could smartphone's biggest modern day "gimmicks" become common features?

Every time a new smartphone comes out, it seems like the first thing to be talked about is how "gimmicky" something is - that is to say,  the phone has certain features that doesn't really do...

Are you planning on installing Sailfish on your Android?

Running two platforms on one smartphone seems like a dream come true for many. Sometimes the hardest part about choosing a new smartphone is trying to decide between different operating systems. The...

Realistically, how likely are you to switch to an entirely new platform?

It's hard to imagine something that isn't there, but when I start to think about the four different main platforms that we have, along with a few others that are trickling in, I do sometimes wonder...

Is phone insurance worth the money?

Have you ever broken a cell phone? I have. And when it happened I can tell you that I was one very unhappy camper - initially. When you're staring at the spider webbed glass of what has been one of...

Should Google Glass be banned on the road?

When asked what comes to mind when one mentions "road safety", smartphones probably isn't the first thing that pops into your head. Or perhaps it is, but hopefully in terms that one shouldn't be...

When it comes to gift giving I don't usually recommend gifting phones

With it being Thanksgiving in the U.S. and Christmas being right around the corner, 'tis the season as they say, generally thoughts and ideas arise of what exactly you should be getting your loved...

What sparked your interest in mobile?

If you're reading this article, I feel like it's a safe assumption to say that you have at least somewhat of an interest in mobile technology. Either that, or you're very, very bored. Perhaps a...

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