Anna Scantlin

Contributing Editor

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, music, and of course - cell phones! She has ghost written over 300 articles, and is a serial cell phone hoarder.

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Is Lenovo too late to make it big in the US?

Android Today I have come across several news articles that reveal that tech company Lenovo plans to move in on the U.S. market to offer their brand of smartphones. I would love to see a new manufacturer step in and show us what they’ve got. You...

2 hrs ago by Anna Scantlin 1

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Should Apple return to releasing iPhones in the summer?

Ios With May about to turn over to June and summer just around the corner; some are gearing up to go swimming, play sports, take vacations, and just enjoy the nice weather. Others are eagerly waiting to see what Apple has to say during WWDC...

8 hrs ago by Anna Scantlin 2

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Why is Nokia the only manufacturer to take WP8 seriously?

Lifestyle Let’s talk about Windows Phone 8 for a minute. When I look at Windows Phone 8, I kind of have a certain admiration for the software. I find it interesting that Microsoft has found a way to make the Windows Phone 8 platform an advancement...

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No more social network phones, please

Android Following the successful release of the HTC One, we were able to catch a glimpse of the latest project that HTC and Facebook teamed up to create – the HTC First. My immediate reaction was unfavorable towards the phone. I feel like Facebook...

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Even if you don’t use Android, do you still rely on Google?

Android I’m just going to make one thing very clear right now: I love and hate Google. I can’t really explain it in its entirety, but Google in its current state is like, the overlord of the tech world. Google has eyes and ears everywhere – along...

2 days ago by Anna Scantlin 18

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Take a breather, HTC

Android Not every manufacturer can be in the limelight all at the same time. Each one has the potential to be at the top if they want, but even when a company is considered top dog it only has so long before its empire starts to fall. We’ve seen...

2 days ago by Anna Scantlin 8

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I want to love BB10, but I can’t

Blackberry Os I’ve decided to switch gears a little bit today and talk about a subject that I’ve been neglecting for far too long at this point, and that’s talking about BlackBerry 10. I was excited to learn that even when their brand was tanking they...

5 days ago by Anna Scantlin 25

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Does the color of a smartphone really matter?

Lifestyle If you’ve been keeping up with the news around these parts, you’ve probably seen that there has been a significant amount of coverage aimed at the Nexus 4 and how we will most likely be seeing a white variant released sometime in the near...

6 days ago by Anna Scantlin 20

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'Mid-range' smartphones aren't very 'mid-range' anymore

Android If you had asked me two or three years ago what I thought about mid-range smartphones, I would probably tell you that unless you really wanted a cheap, unreliable phone to not even bother with it. But it seems that we’re getting to a point...

1 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 8

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Popularity of the Galaxy S 4 shouldn't come as a surprise

Android In somewhat bigger news from the mobile industry today, we’ve learned that Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 is selling like bacon pancakes compared to its ever-so-popular predecessor, the Galaxy S 3. When the Galaxy S 4 was introduced back in early...

1 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 29

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Google’s developer support is top notch, and I love it

Android I know, I know. You’re probably wondering when I’ll quit referring to Google I/O and just how many more articles is this woman going to publish talking about Google?! So without further ado, let’s talk a little more about Google I/O! For...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 23 16 Reactions

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Nexus 5 and Key Lime Pie would be best served in the fall

Android Now that the keynote from Google I/O is a day behind us, the next couple of days of Google I/O are primarily directed at developers. Obviously we haven’t seen any of the things we had hoped for, and for many that serves as one heaping...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 28 17 Reactions

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Is Google Play Music All Access really the end-all for the music streaming industry?

Android Sticking with discussing all things Google during Google I/O, I’ve decided to go a little more in depth about the new streaming service from Google called “Google Play Music All Access”. Is this new service from Google the killer for...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 60 43 Reactions

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The new stock GS4: The price is right, the expectations are wrong

Android Today is just the beginning of Google I/O, which lasts through Friday as we continue to learn more about Google’s plans for the near future. We’ve already learned of a couple of interesting new features coming from the Mountain View...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 94 47 Reactions

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Google, please don’t release a Nexus 5 yet

Android Once again I’ve been following rumors way too closely lately, and I’ve been watching them like a hawk regarding which, if any, new Nexus we will see revealed at Google I/O this week. I mentioned in a previous article that I thought a...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 83 47 Reactions

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I welcome Google’s unified chat service with open arms

Android Over the past few weeks we’ve seen many websites digging into one of Google’s presumed services to be released at Google I/O, purportedly named Google Babel. It seems that companies all over are trying to revamp how we traditionally use...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 10 3 Reactions

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Have you ever switched providers for a phone?

Lifestyle Earlier today an advertisement from Nokia popped up on YouTube that revealed some new details about the Nokia Lumia 928 device, which is the newest installment of Nokia’s popular Lumia series and very similar to the popular Lumia 920...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 80 53 Reactions

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Meet Earl: Your ticket to outdoor survival in the form of an Android tablet

Android Did we pack the tent? Check! Cooler? Check! First Aid Kit? Check! Earl? ... Who? Earl would be the first full-fledged Android tablet of its kind that’s currently in the funding stages of its production. It’s primarily used to work in...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 7 7 Reactions

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Samsung’s SideSync would be totally awesome… if it worked on all PCs

Lifestyle In news today, mobile tech giant Samsung revealed more details about the previously mentioned feature SideSync, which is a feature that will soon be available for the Samsung Galaxy S 4. It sounds like a totally cool idea – until you...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 9

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Amazon tablet: Yes; Amazon smartphone: Maybe

Android Earlier today, Alex Wagner reported on the continued reports that massive online retailer Amazon may be working on its own smartphone for release sometime in the future. The first thought that popped into my mind when reading the rumor was...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 8 8 Reactions

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How streaming services and my smartphone kept me from pirating

Lifestyle One of my favorite hobbies and pastimes as a child growing up was listening to music and watching movies. But there came a time where the habits of my collecting caught up with my funds and it wasn’t as easy to afford the music I wanted to...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 20 8 Reactions

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Did mobile wallets debut too early?

Lifestyle When it comes to payment methods, throughout history we’ve gone from using teeth and specialty trading to plastic cards that have an undisclosed amount of money on them - hopefully enough to cover the cost of the purchase. But now, in...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 39 33 Reactions

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What's in your pocket, Anna Scantlin?

Lifestyle What’s in my pocket? What’s in my pocket? Prepare yourselves, PhoneDoggers, because I’m about to tell you all about the magnificence of the phone that I currently carry with me on a day-to-day basis. You might have heard of it – it’s a...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 34 8 Reactions

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Perhaps building our own phones isn’t a far off dream after all

Lifestyle It’s on days like this that make me realize I’m a huge nerd, which I'm totally okay with. I thoroughly enjoy catching up on all news tech-like, and the past few days have just happened to be a gold mine when it comes to perhaps one of the...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 16 14 Reactions

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Smartphones and personal finance go hand-in-hand

Lifestyle Finances and yours truly, myself, have never meshed well together. Venturing into adulthood was one of the biggest hit-and-miss experiences I think I’ve ever had. At some point, I lost control and my personal finance situation was...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 6 6 Reactions

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Companies should market the amount of usable storage

Android The Samsung Galaxy S 4 - what a phone, huh? And just like every Samsung Android device you see, you get more than the ability to proudly say that you own a Samsung Galaxy device. You get TouchWiz! But of course, in exchange for the ability...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 55 27 Reactions

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

Android Last year we saw the unveiling of the latest Google Nexus device, the Nexus 4. According to rumors and reports from TechCrunch and the Korea Times, LG is already in the works for a Nexus 5 – not to be confused with the presumed release of...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 51 29 Reactions

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Could Android become the forefront for mobile gaming in 2013?

Android 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”. By hiring somebody with so much gaming...

4 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 28 25 Reactions

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iOS 7 still holds my interest

Ios 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 despite all of the negative remarks that I...

4 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 69 44 Reactions

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

Android 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. But for me? Well, I happen to like and dislike different parts of every...

4 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 55 40 Reactions