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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I wish that phones stayed relevant for longer periods of time

So I’m hanging out with one of my good friends the other night, who happens to carry the same phone as I do, and she asks me how I’m liking iOS 7. I tell her the same things I told you fine readers...

In what ways has your smartphone improved your life?

I’ve written many articles talking about the downsides of smartphones: they’re time consuming, fragile, disruptive, and sometimes even addictive. But for every negative that comes with having a...

I don't think a "kill switch" is the answer to increased phone thefts

Phones are scary. Yes, these little computer-like devices that we use to communicate to one another with are scary. Why? Because a lot of people in this world don’t see smartphones as just a...

Could the world use an Apple iPhablet?

The recent announcement of iOS 7 during the keynote of WWDC 2013 certainly hasn’t slowed down speculation in the rumor mill as talks of cheap, colorful, and larger iPhones continue. With iOS 7 being...

Samsung's Galaxy S 4 Zoom: Wrong place, wrong time

If you can’t win ‘em over by putting the platform into a camera, why not try slapping the camera onto the platform? As our news hound Alex Wagner reported earlier in the day, the next installment of...

What I would change about iOS 7

In my article yesterday I talked about my first 24-hour experience of using iOS 7’s beta software on my iPhone 4S. I mainly focused on the positives of the device and purposely left out key opinions...

First impressions of the changes in iOS 7

With Monday having been and gone and the new knowledge we have of what iOS 7 officially looks like, it’s time for me to discuss my first impressions of the new version of iOS now that I’ve had about...

I hope Apple will allow the use of third party keyboards

WWDC 2013 begins tomorrow, which is exciting considering that we have every reason to expect that Apple will release iOS 7 (presumably making it the first huge revamp to iOS since its debut in 2007...

The Galaxy S 4 line should have been released as a suite, not separately

When the Samsung Galaxy S 4 was announced during its own event back in March, people were pretty excited. It’s got a fast processor, a 13-megapixel camera with some cool camera features, and it’s...

Enough with the cameras, WP8; we need official apps

I never thought I would be saying that we need to slow it up on the camera progression in order to fix other things necessary for a successful platform, but Windows Phone 8 leaves me no choice as...

Some final thoughts on iOS 7 before we find out the true details

As many are eagerly waiting for Monday to arrive (as well as not eagerly awaiting for Monday to arrive… is the weekend ever truly long enough?) to see what Apple has to share with us at WWDC 2013,...

Are you tempted by the Google Edition Sony Xperia Z?

Lately mobile news has been producing quite a buzz over the introduction of “Google Edition” devices; first we see the GE Samsung Galaxy S 4, and shortly after we discover the GE HTC One. For the...

Quality vs. quantity: Which is more important in the app store?

When it comes to discussing different platforms and why we choose the ones that we do, many people point to the app market as the savior/culprit. Applications are the very basis of our smartphone...

Phone plans should be more versatile

In today’s cellphone industry, especially among younger people, it’s not unusual to see people casually crouched over their phone while sitting, riding the bus, walking, or really while they’re...

The HTC One Mini could provide what the Galaxy S 4 Mini won't

If you’ve been following my articles since I’ve started at PhoneDog, you probably know that I am partial to small phones; I also have a personal vendetta against phones that are anatomically too big...

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