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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Apple Upgrade is a new leasing program from the tech giant that lets you rent Apple devices for fixed terms.

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A new video reveals eight upgrades that we can potentially expect to see in the iPhone 20 next year.

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I tested every major streaming platform to see how many ads you see on the platform.

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T-Mobile went down. Here's what happened during yesterday's outage

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Amazon's Alexa voice assistant appears to be suffering an outage affecting the ability to contact systems.

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A new report claims Jeff Bezos is personally advocating for an AI-first overhaul of Prime Video.

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Leaked iOS 27 code appears to reveal potential restrictions Apple could place on leased iPhones due to missed payments.

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Xbox is bringing backward compatibility for some older games to PC and handhelds. Here's what the games are and when they'll be available.

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A new rumor suggests Apple is ending its iPhone upgrade plan for a new 'leasing' program.

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Rumors of next year's iPhone 20 are already eclipsing what the 18 Pro could offer in September.

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JBL offers its Junior 320 kid-friendly headphones at a wallet-friendly price, but do they hold up to kids and scrutiny?

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College Football 27 offers plenty of worthwhile improvements for the new season, but all of them are drowned out by one major flaw.

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Disney is reportedly considering a free version of Disney+ to entice viewers to the platform.

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A new report reveals Netflix is testing Free Trials, six years after dropping them.

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Samsung is planning to launch its new foldables in two weeks but fresh leaked images reveal the phone.

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Security researchers are warning that fake GTA 6 preorder sites could spread malware or try to steal your sensitive information.

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Samsung has announced the next Galaxy Unpacked where the Galaxy Z Fold 8 will debut.

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Two new leaks reveal a Pixel 11 price hike and Google's next phones event.

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Siri finally got the AI-powered upgrade we've been waiting for and after testing it, these are the features that have impressed me most so far.

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Nearly 50 shows on Apple TV are getting 4K upgrades for free including Mad Men.

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The new PamStealer Mac malware appears to be surprisingly clever while it harvests data and login credentials in the background.

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A supply analyst is claiming that Amazon is looking to bring processor design in-house to save money.

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The Federal Trade Commission accused Amazon of making it difficult for identity theft victims to actually get records of fraudulent transactions.
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