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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Companies should market the amount of usable storage

The Samsung Galaxy S 4 – what a phone, huh? I mean that in the most serious way possible, too. It’s big but not “too big”, it’s fast, and well… it’s a Galaxy. We like those for the most part. It’s...

LG figured it out: Become Google's pet, get the goods

Last year we saw the unveiling of the latest Google Nexus device, the Nexus 4. While many had been speculating for quite some time about which manufacturer would produce the newest Nexus, we were...

Could Android become the forefront for mobile gaming in 2013?

According to tech websites Ars Technica and TechCrunch, Google is taking a leap forward when it comes to mobile gaming by employing Noah Falstein as “Chief Game Designer of Android Play Studio”,...

iOS 7 still holds my interest

I’m going to be straightforward with you guys about something. I mean, I know I said it right there in the title so I can’t really get any more straightforward about this than I already have, but...

I like every platform. Is there something wrong with that?

More often than not you’ll find people in this industry that label themselves as "fans" that are rooting for a particular platform that they have grown to love. Team Android, Team iPhone, Team...

The real PC killer: Smartphones or Windows 8?

I’m sure you’ve all come across the same articles I have from time to time since the release of Microsoft’s latest version of Windows, Windows 8. Most of them generally support each other in the...

Large phones have won the battle, but not the war

Have you ever heard the phrase, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em"? If you haven’t, then congratulations - you're probably the trendsetter in your neck of the woods. If the phrase doesn't speak for...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Written Review

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is a tablet that was showcased earlier this year at Mobile World Congress 2013, presumably in direct competition with other mid-range tablets like the Apple iPad Mini and...

HP Slate 7 vs. Google Nexus 7: An affordable tablet comparison

For this article I’m going to step away from PhoneDog and instead write on behalf of it’s edgier cousin, TabletDog. Earlier today HP launched what you might call its "answer" to the Google Nexus 7...

How much longer will Android come second for applications?

It never fails. Every time that one app that you’ve really wanted to try out gets released, it’s only for iOS. Guess what you carry? Not an iOS device. So unfortunately for you, you’re going to have...

I think T-Mobile is less "deceptive" than other carriers

Today, news brought a puzzling accusation from the Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson: T-Mobile is being deceptive in its “no contract” statements, claiming that it might as well be considered...

Despite reviews, only you can decide which camera is best

As “upgrade day” for me gets closer by the minute, I’ve been ramping up my research for what phone would work best for me. I’ve been torn between several models for quite some time now, and it’s not...

If it's incomplete, don't release it

Here’s a problem that I’m seeing with today’s smartphones: It’s becoming less and less of an occurance that we actually see new products released. We see the first version pop up, and everybody is...

Apple to Apple, dust to dust?

For quite some time now many in the mobile industry have stated their predictions on how long it would take Cupertino-based tech giant, Apple, to start its downward descent from the top. According...

Why are we ditching expandable memory?

Memory is not to be sold short as being the epitome of what makes our phones so versatile. The amount of content we are able to put on our phones is entirely dependent on how much memory we have on...

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