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 is Nokia the only manufacturer to take WP8 seriously?

Let’s talk about Windows Phone 8 for a minute. When I look at Windows Phone 8, I kind of have a certain admiration for the software. It has come a long way from the early days of Windows Mobile,...

No more social network phones, please

Following the successful release of the HTC One, we were able to catch a glimpse of the latest project that HTC and Facebook teamed up to create – the HTC First. My immediate reaction was...

No more social network phones, please

Following the successful release of the HTC One, we were able to catch a glimpse of the latest project that HTC and Facebook teamed up to create – the HTC First. My immediate reaction was...

Even if you don't use Android, do you still rely on Google?

I'm just going to make one thing very clear right now: I love and hate Google. I can’t really explain it in its entirety, but Google in its current state is like, the overlord of the tech world. You...

Even if you don't use Android, do you still rely on Google?

I'm just going to make one thing very clear right now: I love and hate Google. I can’t really explain it in its entirety, but Google in its current state is like, the overlord of the tech world. You...

Take a breather, HTC

Not every manufacturer can be in the limelight all at the same time. Each one has the potential to be at the top if they want, but even when a company is considered top dog it only has so long...

Take a breather, HTC

Not every manufacturer can be in the limelight all at the same time. Each one has the potential to be at the top if they want, but even when a company is considered top dog it only has so long...

I want to love BB10, but I can't

I’ve decided to switch gears a little bit today and talk about a subject that I’ve been neglecting for far too long at this point, and that’s talking about BlackBerry 10. When I first heard about...

Does the color of a smartphone really matter?

If you’ve been keeping up with the news around these parts, you’ve probably seen that there has been a significant amount of coverage aimed at the Nexus 4 and how we will most likely be seeing a...

Does the color of a smartphone really matter?

If you’ve been keeping up with the news around these parts, you’ve probably seen that there has been a significant amount of coverage aimed at the Nexus 4 and how we will most likely be seeing a...

'Mid-range' smartphones aren't very 'mid-range' anymore

If you had asked me two or three years ago what I thought about mid-range smartphones, I would probably tell you that unless you really wanted a cheap, unreliable phone to not even bother with it....

'Mid-range' smartphones aren't very 'mid-range' anymore

If you had asked me two or three years ago what I thought about mid-range smartphones, I would probably tell you that unless you really wanted a cheap, unreliable phone to not even bother with it....

Popularity of the Galaxy S 4 shouldn't come as a surprise

In somewhat bigger news from the mobile industry today, we’ve learned that Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 is selling like bacon pancakes compared to its ever-so-popular predecessor, the Galaxy S III. While...

Popularity of the Galaxy S 4 shouldn't come as a surprise

In somewhat bigger news from the mobile industry today, we’ve learned that Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 is selling like bacon pancakes compared to its ever-so-popular predecessor, the Galaxy S III. While...

Google's developer support is top notch, and I love it

I know, I know. You’re probably wondering when I’ll quit referring to Google I/O and just how many more articles is this woman going to publish talking about Google?! I understand, and I sympathize...

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