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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The first rule of "anytime upgrade" club is: you always talk about "anytime upgrade" club

First and foremost, I would like to apologize for the terrible "Fight Club" pun title. I couldn't help myself. T-Mobile and their new breakaway technique to become known as the "uncarrier" has...

I say yes to T-Mobile's Value plans

Today the fourth largest mobile carrier, T-Mobile, launched its rumored Value plans officially on its website. This Value plan is a new way for T-Mobile to allow customers to ditch contracts and...

Despite cynicism, each platform has their good parts

Every day I sit down at my desk and brainstorm three topics that I could write an article about for the website for that day. Often times my articles are directed towards the more negative side of...

Seems like everybody is hopping on the smart watch bandwagon, but where is it going?

Smart watches are something that I've been keeping my eye on for a while. Ever since I learned about the Pebble smartwatch I've been intrigued to learn more about them and had been curious as to...

Could HP revive the 3D dream?

Our cell phones started out as simple, mobile ways to stay in touch with one another through voice calls. Not long after, text messaging was introduced into the mix. Even more quickly after that we...

iOS to become "flat and simplified"? Okay, maybe I was crazy

Earlier today, our news hound Alex Wagner reported an interesting story from the Wall Street Journal that emphasizes on how the future of iOS might pan out in terms of design. Many of us can agree...

The problem with Google

Google, Google, Google. There's hardly a place you can go where you don't see some gadget or computer that runs on Google or features Google programs. What was once just a meager search engine that...

Sapphire glass could be coming to a smartphone near you

One of the more vexing issues we have with our smartphones today relates to the durability of the screen; for the most part, they're just not that durable. Even when you protect your phone to the...

The Minuum Keyboard Project could revolutionize the QWERTY keyboard

Ah yes, the QWERTY keyboard; an oldie but goodie. The QWERTY keyboard as we know it was created in 1878. Amazing how we can take an invention that was originally designed for a giant machine like a...

Call me crazy, but I think Apple is going to make a comeback

  The Apple vs. Samsung mentality has been huge this past year and a half. From the iPhone 4S competing with the Galaxy S II to the iPhone 5 competing against the Galaxy S III, both sides are...

S Health is probably my favorite Galaxy S 4 feature

  Since its reveal on Thursday, the buzz in the mobile tech industry has been surrounding the Galaxy S 4 and all of the features it entails that make it "The Next Big Thing". Smart Scrolling, Smart...

Samsung "pulls an Apple" and does it better

Anybody who is even remotely interested in this industry probably already knows all about the Galaxy S 4. It has gotten nothing but attention for the past week, and now that it's finally here and...

The Galaxy S 4 has effectively mopped the floor with the HTC One

So the Galaxy S 4 made its big debut, and even showed up with a few extras that I was unaware about; essentially this means I can't say I wasn't surprised or knew as much about the entirety of the...

Brains vs. Beauty: Samsung Galaxy S IV or HTC One?

Well, it’s finally official. The Samsung Galaxy S IV has arrived fashionably late to the 2013 mobile phone lineup (with a very entertaining and noteworthy presentation) and it’s not taking no for...

I'm afraid we've lost any hope for the element of surprise

So here we are, silently and anxiously waiting to see if any of the rumors we've seen floating around this past month are even true. At 7 PM tonight live from New York will be Samsung's UNLOCKED...

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