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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Sprint's new 'Unlimited, My Way' plan may be unlimited, but it's not your way

Whether you're a newbie in the mobile world looking for your first carrier or a veteran in the trade ready to renew your contract (or not), you're probably laying all of the options out on the table...

Are smartphones making us socially awkward?

The way we communicate changes all the time. We started off with face-to-face conversations, and when we wanted to communicate with somebody farther away we would write letters or send telegrams....

I will never get over my love for phone cases

Smartphones are a peculiar subject, particularly because many people, including myself, value our smartphones over many other possessions in our lives. Not that the smartphone itself is really all...

Will the next Galaxy Note follow in the Galaxy S4's footsteps?

If we know one thing about Samsung, it's that they like to release a lot of phones with the same name. We've only really started to see this trend recently with the release of the Galaxy S 4,...

An opinion, followed by "study finds", is still an opinion

Incoming rant. As fans who are devoted to mobile tech, our ultimate goal is to geek out over new technology and try and find the best phone that suits our needs. Let's reiterate the last part of...

Coming soon: Awesome smartphone displays

Displays are undoubtedly important for smartphones - without them, we wouldn't have a smartphone. But aside from the actual specifications of what makes the display tick on the inside, one of the...

Will the front-facing camera become more important than the rear-facing one?

The initial idea behind the first camera phone was to give users a backup when it came to taking photos. If you forgot your regular camera at home and an important event was taking place (or maybe...

BLU Products: Quiet company, big ideas

I've often discussed in my articles how important I think advertising is to a company. These companies with huge marketing budgets talk their name up so much that everybody else starts talking about...

There's nothing wrong with loving the skin you're in

Android is a fascinating platform. You can customize your device to your liking right out of the box, and can do even more customization if you know how to root. One of the coolest things about...

Design choices are cool, but Moto X still freaks me out

For the better half of the first part of the year we've been ranting and raving about Android flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S 4, the HTC One, and the Sony Xperia Z. But now that each of these...

Snapchat makes me feel old

You know, when I got my first cell phone texting was the big thing to do. You could type out these little 160 character-limit messages to somebody and just say "Hey," "What's up?" and "Maaan, this...

I think Nokia and Android are better off without each other

Among other popular subjects in the mobile industry today, one discussion I’ve been coming across more frequently lately is the push for Nokia to team up with Android. I have to admit that I’ve...

What are your "guilty pleasure" applications?

As we all know by now, applications are the very essense of what makes a smartphone so smart. As the signature line from Apple goes, "There's an app for that." It's crazy how far we've come in...

I think Apple should skip the 5S and jump straight to the 6

Now that summer is well underway and WWDC 2013 has passed, the next big thing we can expect to see from our friends at Apple is the next generation iPhone, which will presumably be announced...

Could Fleksy be the next "it" keyboard?

The keyboard experience on our smartphones have evolved from physical to virtual in a very short amount of time. With the transition of smartphones going the way of the virtual keyboard we have...

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