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.
Latest articles by Scott Younker

NYT Pips today hints and answers: March 26
By Scott Younker last updated
Get clues and answers for today's NYT Pips to keep your streak going.

NYT Connections today hints and answers for Thursday, March 26 #1,019
By Scott Younker last updated
Get today's NYT Connections clues and answers for today's puzzle #1,019 on March 26.

Spring Prime Day is LIVE — 75 best deals to refresh your home, tech and wardrobe with up to 40% off
By Millie Davis-Williams last updated
Amazon Big Spring Sale is here — it's like Prime Day came early. Check out the season's best deals on everything from running shoes to TVs.

Meta and YouTube just found negligent in landmark social media addiction case — 'a significant blow to social networks'
By Scott Younker published
Blockbuster social media addiction trial ends with YouTube and Meta declared negligent.

Google TV just got a gigantic Gemini AI upgrade — 3 new features you must try today
By Scott Younker published
Google has a set of new Gemini-based tools for Google TV that aim to educate and help sports fans follow their teams.

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide revealed in leaked renders —and the iPhone Fold should be worried
By Scott Younker published
Newly leaked CAD renders reveal Samsung's rumored Z Fold 8 Wide foldable phone, a direct rival to Apple's iPhone Fold.

OpenAI just killed Sora as company readies IPO and new 'Spud' model
By Scott Younker published
Sora is dead. OpenAI pivots to a new model and more enterprise-friendly tools ahead of IPO.

First look: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 renders just leaked the new foldable in full
By Scott Younker published
Two different leaks reveal just about everything concerning Samsung's next flagship foldable: the Galaxy Z Fold 8.

iOS 26.4 is here — 13 new upgrades for your iPhone you need to know
By Scott Younker published
The latest version of iOS is now available for your iPhone. Here's are the enhancements it brings.

'Darksword' exploit just went global: Millions of iPhones now wide open to hackers
By Scott Younker published
DarkSword has escaped confinement and been found in the wild and capable of targeting millions of iPhones.

Hulu with Live TV just added a major regional sports network; Cubs fans will be happy
By Scott Younker published
Hulu with Live TV adds a new sports network to expand live offerings.

X (Twitter) was down - Live updates as thousands report outages
By Scott Younker last updated
X (Twitter) appears to be suffering an outage.

Apple's WWDC 2026 conference kicks off in June: The new Gemini-powered Siri is finally coming
By Scott Younker published
Apple announced that WWDC 2025 will soon show off its 'latest software and technologies.'

LG reveals new 1hz LCD display: what that means for your next laptop
By Scott Younker published
The company is the "world's first" producer of LCD panels for laptops featuring "Oxide 1hz" technology.

Microsoft promises Windows 11 reset: new focus on performance, reliability and 'reducing unnecessary Copilot' AI
By Scott Younker published
Microsoft is promising to fix Windows 11, here's how.

Spotify 'Exclusive Mode' brings hi-fi audio to your desktop: here's how to enable it
By Scott Younker published
Spotify is giving audiophiles a new exclusive mode that enables hi-fi audio when using the desktop version of the music streaming service.

Amazon's secret project just leaked — what is 'Transformer'?
By Scott Younker published
Amazon's previous attempt at a smartphone died after less than year, but the retail giant might be trying again.

I swapped Wordle for Parseword for 7 days and here's my honest verdict
By Scott Younker published
I played Josh Wardle's new Parseword online game for a week. Will it take the world by storm like his previous hit, Wordle?

'Difficult to survive': RAMaggedon hits Intel as new report says it is jacking CPU prices by 10%
By Scott Younker published
A new report claims that Intel could raise CPU prices by 10% in another blow to Windows PC makers.

Identity protection company Aura suffers massive 900,000 person data breach: customer information exposed
By Scott Younker published
Aura, an identity protection company, confirms a data breach that may affect up to 900,000 customers.

This live TV streaming service just sent all its customers to YouTube TV
By Scott Younker published
This TV and Internet provider is shuttering its proprietary streaming service and sending all its customers to YouTube TV.

More than 220 million iPhones under attack from new DarkSword exploit — how to stay safe
By Scott Younker published
Newly discovered "DarkSword" iPhone exploit impacts anyone still running iOS 18, putting their data and their devices at risk.

TSA wait times — how to track delays at airports during the government shutdown
By Scott Younker last updated
The months-long government shutdown is deeply impacting TSA staffing levels, so security wait times are getting longer. Here's how to see how long you could be waiting.
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