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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Move over Galaxy Note II, and make room for the Lenovo IdeaPhone K900

    These past few days we've seen a lot of interesting devices and new technologies revealed, but one beautiful device that caught my eye was the Lenovo IdeaPhone K900. The K900 is a giant of a...

Top 5 favorite showcases from MWC 2013

This year we’ve seen some pretty  fascinating technology being showcased at Mobile World Congress 2013, and while I’d like to say all of them are my favorite there are some that I would have to say...

The LG Optimus L3 II is a great phone - for its target market

  One of the things I love most about Android is that so many different manufacturers have the ability to create phones for this platform, thus giving them the freedom to dictate which features and...

The "in-between" Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet is a great idea

    I’ve been doing a lot of reading and watching when it comes to the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 that’s shown up over at MWC 2013, and I have to admit that I like what I see. The device looks to...

A solid pair: The tablet and the desktop

  For about two years now I’ve been working solely off of a laptop – I have a desktop, but best it can do is Windows XP and a lot of the programs I wanted to use aren’t supported on such an outdated...

Is "security" even a thing anymore in our virtual world?

  Hacking, exploits, and malware are all components that compromise the security that we so desperately seek in the private lives within our gadgets. Passwords, face recognition, and PIN numbers...

It's back to the basics for me

  Just a couple of days ago I talked about how technology can be pretty overwhelming sometimes, especially when we feel the need to be so connected all the time. I have a computer, a smartphone,...

Google, what are you doing? Google, stop!

Time for a rant. Alright, so I just read a report from The Verge that states next week Google is planning to start selling a premium Chrome OS laptop called the Chromebook Pixel. That’s great news...

Which will take center stage this year: Open source or traditional platforming?

Over the past couple of months I’ve touched base on just about all of the up-and-coming open source mobile platforms. I’m particularly interested in Ubuntu, but Firefox OS, Tizen, and Sailfish...

Technology can be so overwhelming sometimes

  I’m never shy to admit that I am extremely dependent on technology. I’ve been learning the ins and outs of Windows ‘98 since I was about 10, teaching myself basic HTML and CSS coding when I was...

It's bright, it's beautiful, and I want an HTC One

There’s a lot of hubbub going on about all the new phones popping up lately, and although several have sparked my interest the HTC One is the new “Apple” of my eye, if you will (hurr hurr hurr -...

Looks like the smartwatch might become a standard accessory

  About a week ago I wrote an article asking if you would be interested in an iWatch, which is rumored to be in production by Apple. Not too much later, news surfaces of another smartwatch being...

I can't wait to camp out in front of the Google store

  Google has been doing a great job of pushing forward with their products, software, and integrity and they're certainly making more than a name for themselves in many aspects. While it’s hard to...

It's about time I talk about the Galaxy S IV

Throughout all my articles this past month or so, I’ve mentioned iPhones, the new BlackBerry devices, the Nokia Lumia 920, the Galaxy S III and the Galaxy Note II. One phone I’ve been doing a lot...

That was fast: BlackBerry shares are quickly falling

Have you guys ever heard of a game called Jenga? Jenga is a game where you take a lot of time building this really nice solid wooden block structure and you spend the rest of the evening tearing...

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