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

Apple TV Plus is offering subscribers a 54% discount following a wave of cancellations after its latest price hike
By Scott Younker published
After its latest price hike, many Apple TV Plus subscribers are threatening to cancel, and Apple is trying to entice them to stay with a huge discount.

A new Facebook feature could secretly be scanning your phone's camera roll — here's how to turn it off
By Scott Younker published
Meta is testing a new Facebook feature that can scan your camera roll and all of your saved photos without you even knowing.

Meta's new cutting-edge smart glasses tipped to launch in September — here's what we know
By Scott Younker published
Meta's next smart glasses are rumord to arrive during Meta Connect 2025, the company's annual product showcase.

Apple may incorporate Google's Gemini AI assistant in Siri 2.0
By Scott Younker published
A new report claims that Apple is considering using Google's Gemini AI assistant to run Siri.

Apple TV Plus price hike enrages subscribers — ‘this will do it for me’
By Scott Younker published
Apple announced an Apple TV Plus rate hike and fans aren't happy.

Samsung is reportedly making UI improvements to its triple-folding phone — and it could be a productivity beast
By Scott Younker published
Samsung may have some unique One UI 8 tricks made just for its rumored tri-folding phone

Android finally steals the ability to undo texts from iMessage — and it's rolling out now
By Scott Younker published
Google Messages is rolling out support for a new feature that lets you delete a sent text

Valve might be working on a new Steam console that connects to your TV — and its specs just got leaked
By Scott Younker published
Valve could be developing a new console for your living room and some specs have released.

iPhone driver's licenses now available in these 10 US states in Apple Wallet — how to get yours
By Scott Younker published
Another state has been added to Apple's list of entities that offer digital driver's licenses.

Nintendo might be forced to raise prices on the Switch 2, says analyst — tariffs to blame
By Scott Younker published
A price hike for the Switch 2 might be in the pipeline, according to one analyst.

Gemini is finally replacing Google Assistant in Google Home — what you need to know
By Scott Younker published
Google Assistant is retiring from Google Home, with Gemini taking its place starting in October.

ChatGPT was down — latest updates on outage
By Scott Younker last updated
ChatGPT started having issues mid-day on August 20.

Google Pixel 10 biggest AI feature announced — simply ask Google Photos to edit your images with new AI feature
By Scott Younker published
Google Photos is getting AI-powered tools to make editing easier and conversational

Spotify just got a huge upgrade for over 200 million users — you've got to try this new feature
By Scott Younker published
Spotify has introduced a new feature for custom playlists that should improve transitions and more.

Instagram was down for some users — latest updates on outage
By Scott Younker last updated
The photo-sharing app Instagram appears to be down. Here's what's happening.

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025: Hollow Knight Silksong, Black Ops 7, LEGO Batman and every reveal as they happen
By Rory Mellon last updated
Gamescome Opening Night Live 2025 promises huge reveals for PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox and PC. Here's the latest live updates.

Apple's budget-friendly iPhone 17 just tipped for 3 big upgrades
By Scott Younker last updated
The latest iPhone 17e leak suggests several big upgrades that could make the cheapest iPhone worth trying.

Whoops! Did Apple just leak a notchless MacBook in macOS Tahoe?
By Scott Younker published
An image of a MacBook in the macOS Tahoe beta appears to reveal a notchless display.

Mac Mini with M5 and M5 Pro just tipped to launch this year — here's what we know
By Scott Younker published
Apple is reportedly internally developing Mac Mini computers powered by M5 and M5 Pro chips.

Future Games Show returns to Gamescom 2025 with more than 50 game reveals — here's how to watch every trailer and demo
By Scott Younker published
Gamescom kicks off on August 20, and with it, the return of the Future Games Show, where tons of trailers and demos will be revealed.

Madden 26 justifies its price with 4 big upgrades — but its dragged down by 1 flaw
By Scott Younker published
Madden 26 makes a case for upgrading, but one big flaw hurts the overall package.

iPhone 17 Pro Max just leaked ahead of Apple event — design, battery and a huge camera upgrade
By Scott Younker published
New iPhone 17 Pro Max leaks hint at camera and battery upgrades. Here’s what to expect.

Don’t miss the deadline — you need Microsoft's free security update before Windows 10 stops receiving support
By Scott Younker published
Microsoft will end security support for Windows 10 in October, but there are free updates to potentially extend service
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