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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A "Nexus 4S" wouldn't be so bad

Trends in the mobile industry have, as of lately, been following a perfectly normal pattern of making a good product and then improving on it with a follow-up model – a model of phone that’s...

You can't see it, but sound quality is a beautiful thing

Today was enlightening for me. It started off with my favorite set of headphones being unexpectedly crushed by own foot. Not only did my foot hurt after this encounter, but more importantly my only...

Do your homework before you run out to buy the Galaxy S 4

    With the Samsung Galaxy S 4 getting ready for launch day mere days from now, I thought this would be a good opportunity to share my opinions about who should and who shouldn’t (have to)...

Thanks for giving creepers a stealthy set of peepers, Google

This is more of a rant article I have decided to write, because despite positive reactions from people I can’t help but to positively despise Google Glass. I just can’t bring myself to like it. I...

Customer loyalty: What keeps you with your provider?

Ever since I heard about T-Mobile’s new uncarrier approach to cell phones and contracts (or lack thereof) I’ve been heavily thinking of switching from the only carrier I’ve ever really known in...

How long will the HTC One hype last?

Some of the biggest hype surrounding a phone right now seems to be around the HTC One, the beautiful aluminum phone that HTC showcased at MWC 2013 earlier this year. While the design of the device...

Playing dirty: It's not just an Apple thing anymore

For the longest time in the mobile industry it seemed that Apple was the one that people chose as the bad guy – you knew other companies were playing games too, but Apple was a prime target because...

How could I have forgotten the importance of removable batteries?

Lately I've been taking a lot of things into consideration. There’s less than 3 months before I’m due for an upgrade, and besides deciding whether I want to stick with Sprint or move on to another...

Should Samsung go from ?cheap and plastic? to ?metal and fantastic??

The Galaxy S II, Galaxy S III, Note, Note II, Galaxy S 4, and pretty much every other Samsung device ever made all have one thing in common with each other: their housing is made out of plastic....

All T-Mobile needs now is broader network coverage

  In another attempt to get customers to flock to T-Mobile’s doors, the carrier that was once the only carrier out of the major four to not (officially) carry the Apple iPhone officially began...

Loosen the reins and put your whip down, Verizon

Right now, we’re all kind of in a frenzy. T-Mobile unveils its “Uncarrier” approach, and people are interested. The lack of contract is good, the phone payment plan is decent, the prices are...

Now is a good time to borrow an idea from Google, Apple

A couple of days ago news hit the shelves that said Google had begun rolling out its updated and refreshed version of the Google Play Store, focusing on making it more simplistic and easier to find...

Yo, Samsung: What's up with all the phones?

Alright, so the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 and 6.3 are actual things now – we can now throw out that those are just a rumor. It’s April and so far we have three big name Galaxy brand devices from...

Size may not be the issue for me anymore - speed is

I had an interesting (and by interesting I mean not that interesting) encounter today that made me double think how much longer I'm going to keep my iPhone 4S. It's interesting how you think there's...

Apple's App Store crackdown: For better or for worse?

What makes a smartphone a smartphone? Ask any smartphone user and you'll likely get the same response - the ability to support applications. Whether you're using the App Store, the Play Store, the...

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