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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Feeling forever alone on V-Day? DateMe!

  Okay, not for real. Although I am single and pretty darn good looking, I’m not really looking for a relationship right now. But hey, thanks for asking! All joking aside, I’ve decided to write...

Batteries on the fast track: Charges in just 10 minutes

  I’ve always expressed my opinion on the fact that nobody can really complain about having better battery life. I mean, the only thing better than having a really kick booty phone is that you don...

HP needs to stay focused on Windows 8

  It’s been a little while since we’ve heard any big news from our friends over at HP. The last big thing we knew was that HP was going to release an open-sourced version of webOS. Of course, we...

The LG Optimus G Pro looks pretty pro to me

Several high-end devices are making headlines lately, such as the HTC M7 and the Samsung Galaxy S IV, but those aren’t the only two companies pushing for media attention at the moment. With just a...

Would you be interested in an Apple iWatch?

Earlier today, The New York Times claimed that Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is reportedly working on a “smartwatch” product of its own. While rumors of an “iWatch” have been circulating for...

Carriers should offer plans with lower minutes

After looking over my bill today, I noticed a few of things. First of all, the amount of texts that are sent and received from my phone are just ridiculous. Second of all, my data usage isn’t...

How often do you change out your accessories?

Accessories for our phone are wonderful. Cases, screen protectors, and skins are all great ways to visually show the world a little bit of our personality – not to mention it also helps that they...

I hope HTC ditches carrier exclusives

I’m going to be as upfront about this statement as I possibly can be: I hate carrier exclusives. It’s inconvenient and sparks a lot of jealousy amongst those of us locked into contracts with...

It's official: The iPhone is 'somewhat behind?

The banter between loyal Apple fans vs. the world will probably never end, but it doesn’t help Apple fans any more now that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has admitted that he thinks the iPhone is...

What are your thoughts on the BlackBerry Q10?

So now that we have the official release of BlackBerry 10 done and over with, most people who are interested in the underdog platform are probably more eager to try out the new Z10, which is one...

iOS 6: Thoughts on an overdue upgrade

After absolutely refusing to lose my jailbreak, which for a long time had only been available for iOS 5.1 and below, the time has finally come where I can jailbreak my iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1. The...

Who will have the most graphene patents?

Graphene seems to be the material of the year, as companies like Nokia start testing products made with the material on their newest phones. I first learned about graphene when learning about some...

Risky business: Five dangerous situations our phones encounter

Well, today is Super Bowl Sunday in The States, and coming from a city whose team hasn’t been to the Super Bowl since 1970 I can’t say that I’ve ever found this day particularly interesting except...

A better camera is all I want

Speaking of being ungrateful about our devices, I experienced another ungrateful moment today where I wished my phone’s camera was better. I don’t even necessarily mean higher megapixels, but...

The art of appreciation, as taught by our phones

  Sending… Sending… Sending… Message Failed! Palm; meet forehead. What’s wrong with this phone? Sending… Why isn’t it sending? Did I pay my bill this month? Sending… Am I in a dead spot? It...

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