Scott Younker is the West Coast Reporter at Tom’s Guide. He covers all the latest tech news, including phones, computing and more. He’s been involved in tech since 2011 covering everything from cameras and swimming pool equipment to the latest gaming consoles and smart TVs. He is on a seemingly never ending hunt to build the easiest to use home media system.
Before Tom’s Guide, Scott worked for publications like Digital Trends, Outdoor Photographer, Dead Beats Panel, and in a brief detour, America’s Funniest Home Videos. Yes, he has seen more pratfalls, silly pets and ridiculous home movie fails than is reasonably healthy.
When not writing about the latest devices or advances in chipsets, be sure to ask about Scott about disc golf and sustainability, or just if you’re being cheeky, ask about his noodle arm. If you truly want to get nerdy, bring up board games and his ongoing losing streak.
Scott joined Tom's Guide in 2024 as the West Coast Reporter. He graduated from the School of Journalism at the University of Oregon with a degree in magazine journalism and a minor in communications. While there he blogged or wrote for several magazines including the Fluxx, Ethos and the Oregon Commentator. He briefly wrote and managed a moderately successful blog focused on web comics.
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Latest articles by Scott Younker

By John Velasco, Scott Younker Published
Apple just announced the iPhone Duo at its "Surprise and Shine" event, ushering it into a new era as it finally embraces the foldable form factor.

By John Velasco, Tom Pritchard, Scott Younker Last updated
We're just hours away from Apple's Surprise and shine launch event, which should reveal devices like iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro Max and more

By Scott Younker Published
A new report reveals a potential price and some qualities about the upcoming iPhone Ultra

By Scott Younker Last updated
Apple could have at least eight new products to announce on September 9, from iPhone and watches to new smart home devices.

By Scott Younker Last updated
With Apple's "Surprise and Shine" event days away, here's everything we expect to see on September 9.

By Scott Younker Published
A massive report reveals about 41 devices that Apple could launch in the next three years.

By Scott Younker Published
A new leak reveals a look at the A20 Pro chipset that will power the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra.

By Scott Younker Published
A potentially massive data breach was discovered by a security researcher who found a database of over 150 million exposed driver's licenses.

By Scott Younker Published
Aesto Health has confirmed a data breach that affects more than 9.5 million patients.

By Scott Younker Published
Captured CCTV footage of a robot defending itself in a store raises questions about anxiety over robots entering daily life.

By Scott Younker Published
A new leak appears to reveal three colors for the iPhone 18 Pro models, and one colors that won't be available.

By Scott Younker Published
Sonos has a new version of its audio operating system that integrates AI. Here's how it should work.

By Scott Younker Published
Smart glasses cost as much as a decent gaming monitor, so I swapped my screens out for glasses to see if it was actually better.

By Scott Younker Published
Here's everything we're expecting for the new iPhone 18 Pro camera.

By Scott Younker Last updated
Microsoft Outlook appears to be suffering from an outage.

By Scott Younker Published
A new video appears to reveal final designs for both the iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone Ultra thanks to an unboxing.

By Scott Younker Published
Tom’s Guide visited the Team Liquid Alienware Training Facility in Los Angeles to see what it takes to run an esports team, from the equipment to the food and everything in between.

By Scott Younker Published
An iPhone survived a 100,000 foot plunge from space without any damage all thanks to this now Guinness Book World Record earning case.

By Scott Younker Published
This past weekend, Amazon raised prices on most of its devices, including the Echo, Kindle, Fire TV and eero.

By Scott Younker Published
An alleged render of the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra reveals a very iPhone-esque design and a missing camera.

By Scott Younker Published
Viture and Xreal are competing in the budget AR glasses space, so who wins? I’m comparing comfort, display quality and features to see who’s the best.

By Scott Younker Published
The CEO of a robotics company claims AI and robots will replace physical labor soon.

By Scott Younker Published
Even the most controversial agency considers Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses a major privacy concern.

By Scott Younker Published
Apple code apparently reveals several unreleased products that could launch over the next few months including a few surprises.
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