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

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

DirecTV's free streaming service is adding 9 new channels this month - here's what to watch
By Scott Younker published
DirecTV’s free streaming service is teaming up with NBC, Fox, and Warner Bros to add 9 new channels. Here’s what's on offer.

Netflix's massive app redesign is rolling out to Apple TV 4K now — here's what's new
By Scott Younker published
Netflix has a new design for its Apple TV 4K app, and it's available to check out right now.

Prototype color Kindle spotted in the wild — smaller, cheaper and a better display?
By Scott Younker published
A prototype of a small Kindle with a color screen appeared on Reddit, hinting at the future of Amazon's e-readers.

Xfinity introduces World Soccer Ticket giving you access to more than 1500 matches from the biggest leagues across the globe
By Scott Younker published
Xfinity has a new soccer-focused package that gets you access to big leagues from across the world.

Samsung tipped to be making its own Meta Ray-Ban-style smart glasses — here’s when they launch
By Scott Younker published
Samsung is reportedly working on a pair of smart glasses that would resemble Meta's Ray-Ban glasses.

iPhone 17 Air tipped to make 3 big compromises vs iPhone 17 Pro — here’s what you’re giving up
By Scott Younker published
The iPhone 17 Air is rumored to make several sacrifices for aesthetics.

This Android spyware is posing as an antivirus app to steal your photos and passwords — how to stay safe
By Scott Younker published
This fake 'antivirus' app is just a front for spyware designed to go after the sensitive personal and financial data on your Android phone.

CarPlay in iOS 26 — 5 biggest upgrades coming to your car
By Scott Younker published
An upgraded CarPlay is coming with iOS 26, and these are the five biggest upgrades we're excited about.

Forget the iPhone 17 — next year's iPhone 18 due for huge performance boost
By Scott Younker published
A new report reveals how the A20 chipset might change for the better in next year's iPhone 18.

New Siri will reportedly let you voice control your iPhone apps — this could change everything
By Scott Younker published
A new report claims that Apple is developing a version of Siri that can control apps using voice commands.

Your AirPods could become a live translation tool with iOS 26 — here’s how
By Scott Younker published
iOS 26 developer beta 6 dropped this week and revealed a potential live translation feature for AirPods.

Ford reveals its 'Model T' EV moment with an affordable $30,000 electric pickup
By Scott Younker published
Ford announced it's new EV platform with a goal of affordable electric cars.

Your Paramount Plus subscription just got a major upgrade — here's what's coming
By Scott Younker published
Paramount and the UFC have inked a huge deal to bring fight night to streaming and end MMA PPVs.

Pixel 10 has been leaked to death — 5 upgrades I’m looking forward to
By Scott Younker published
Google Pixel 10 phones have basically been fully revealed thanks to leaks, so here's what I'm interested in based on what we've seen.

OpenAI ChatGPT-5 launch live updates — all the latest news and biggest upgrades
By Alex Hughes, Amanda Caswell last updated
OpenAI has been hinting at the release of GPT-5 for months now, and today could finally be the day we see it arrive

Apple Maps gets natural language search in iOS 26 beta — what that means for your navigation
By Scott Younker published
Apple Maps gets an AI-backed upgrade in iOS 26 beta with more natural search.

Mark your calendars — Xbox Ally handheld release date just leaked
By Scott Younker published
A new leak claims to reveal the release date of the Xbox Rog Ally handheld consoles.
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