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 16
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 Monday, March 16 #1,009
By Scott Younker last updated
Get today's NYT Connections clues and answers for today's puzzle #1,009 on March 16.

Galaxy S26 Ultra's Privacy Display is its ‘biggest complaint' — owners angry over fuzzy text, headaches and eye strain
By Scott Younker last updated
The display on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could be causing people to become nauseous or suffer headaches.

Google's new Android XR smart glasses use Gemini to AI-edit your world while you’re still taking the photo
By Scott Younker published
Google demoed its prototype Android XR smart glasses recently, showing off several Gemini-powered features.

Amazon Prime Video ad-free tier just got a 40% price hike — and a new ‘Ultra’ name
By Scott Younker published
Amazon is raising the price of the Prime Video ad-free tier and bringing some new features to the subscription.

First MacBook Neo teardown reveals the most repairable Apple laptop yet
By Scott Younker published
A new teardown video reveals just how repairable the MacBook Neo is from its modular ports to its glue-free battery.

How to Play Parseword: Tips and tricks
By Scott Younker published
Here's how you play Parsewords, the new wordplay game from Josh Wardle, the creator of Wordle.

iPhone Fold leak just revealed an absolute multitasking overhaul with iPad-like interface
By Scott Younker published
A new report claims Apple is designing the iPhone Fold to feature an iPad-like interface.

MacBook Neo may win the budget laptop war before it even starts — cheap Windows laptop prices could jump by 'hundreds of dollars'
By Jason England last updated
Major PC makers are struggling to survive the RAM crisis and may move away from cheap laptops just as Apple drops the MacBook Neo.

Oil prices are spiking — here's how I used Google Maps to find cheap gas near me
By Scott Younker published
With gas prices on the rise, here's a quick way to use Google Maps to save money filling your tank.

Microsoft reveals new details on its Project Helix PC-console hybrid: here's all the latest on the next Xbox
By Scott Younker published
Microsoft revealed more about Project Helix during GDC 2026. Here's what we know so far.

Don’t wait for the MacBook Neo 2: Leaked roadmap suggests Apple just killed its best feature
By Scott Younker published
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reveals the future of Apple MacBooks for the next couple of years following the launch of the long-awaited Neo.

Google caves, lets people search Google Photos without AI — here's how to use it
By Scott Younker published
Google Photos just got a new toggle that lets you turn off AI search.

Wordle creator is back with a harder, trickier word game called Parseword: here's how to try it
By Scott Younker published
Wordle's creator returns with a new trickier word game.

Apple HomePad faces another delay over Siri struggles — but this upgrade could be worth the wait
By Scott Younker published
New rumors hint at possible Apple HomePad features and a new release window based on the eventual arrival of Siri 2.0.

Could this be the iPhone Fold? Leaked 3D renders reveal a surprisingly square design
By Scott Younker published
New leaked renders of the iPhone Fold give us a glimpse of Apple's take on a foldable phone.

Apple just discontinued 15 products including one that's only six months old
By Scott Younker published
Apple just discontinued 15 devices including MacBooks, iPads and an iPhone.

Valve "hopes to ship" Steam Machines in 2026 but memory shortages could cause delays
By Scott Younker published
Valve has said that it hopes to ship the Steam Machine in 2026.

The MacBook Neo is selling out fast: here's how to get yours before it's gone
By Scott Younker published
Apple's new MacBook Neos are selling out fast but there are still cheap MacBooks to be found.

Amazon was down — live updates on massive outage as shoppers couldn't check out
By John Velasco last updated
Amazon experienced technical difficulties according to users who were trying to view products and shop online. It's also causing issues with the Amazon app.

The next Xbox console is Project Helix and it will 'play your Xbox and PC games,' new CEO promises
By Scott Younker published
Xbox's new CEO, Asha Sharma, teased the next Xbox console with the codename "Project Helix."

Nintendo Switch 2 is ‘under threat from soaring prices for data storage’ as owners buy fewer games, new report says
By Scott Younker published
Increasing costs for memory and already low internal storage mean Switch 2 owners are buying fewer games.

Apple March event LIVE — MacBook Neo reactions, iPhone 17e and all the new products
By Darragh Murphy last updated
Apple's massive week of reveals left us with a new iPhone, iPad and several MacBooks
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