Scott Younker
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 Connections today hints and answers — Tuesday, March 18 (#646)
By Scott Younker published
Get today's NYT Connections clues and answers for today's puzzle #646 on March 18.

Android Find My can now track your friends and family — here's how to use it
By Scott Younker published
Android finally has one of Apple's best Find My features and here's how you can access it.

Are you sitting down? Here’s what the foldable iPhone could cost
By Scott Younker published
An analyst has published a research note on the rumored iPhone Flip that suggests a $2,300 price for Apple's first foldable phone when it launches in a year or so.

NYT Connections today hints and answers — Monday, March 17 (#645)
By Scott Younker published
Get today's NYT Connections clues and answers for today's puzzle #645 on March 17.

NYT Connections today hints and answers — Sunday, March 16 (#644)
By Scott Younker published
Get today's NYT Connections clues and answers for today's puzzle #644 on March 16.

NYT Connections today hints and answers — Saturday, March 15 (#643)
By Scott Younker published
Get today's NYT Connections clues and answers for today's puzzle #643 on March 15.

iPhone 17 Ultra just tipped to replace Pro Max in new leak — with these key upgrades
By Scott Younker published
A new leak claims Apple will replace the Pro Max with a more powerful Ultra model for the iPhone 17 series.

Forget green bubbles — iPhones will soon get encrypted RCS messaging to Androids
By Scott Younker published
Support for encrypted RCS messaging is coming to Apple devices thanks to a new GSMA standard.

Latest Google Pixel 10 leak could make you want to skip it altogether
By Scott Younker published
New leaks reveal some potential downgrades for the Tensor G5 that is expected to power the Google Pixel 10 lineup.

Google has a fix for broken Chromecasts as long as you didn't factory reset
By Scott Younker published
Google has fixed broken Chromecasts with a new update, but there's a catch.

NYT Connections today hints and answers — Friday, March 14 (#642)
By Scott Younker published
Get today's NYT Connections clues and answers for today's puzzle #642 on March 14.

Intel's Panther Lake appears in public for the first time — what we know about the new chip
By Scott Younker published
Intel's Panther Lake made its first public appearance in Germany, here's what was shown.

OnePlus Pad 2 Pro specs leak — this tablet is a beast
By Scott Younker published
Specs for a Pro version of the OnePlus Pad 2 have leaked, revealing a pretty powerful tablet.

Sonos halts work on rumored super streaming device — what's next?
By Scott Younker published
Sonos has reportedly cancelled the rumored streaming video box in a bid to get the company back to its audio roots.

NYT Connections today hints and answers — Thursday, March 13 (#641)
By Scott Younker published
Get today's NYT Connections clues and answers for today's puzzle #641 on March 13.

Google just acquired this eye tracking company — hinting at the return of Google glasses
By Scott Younker published
Recent acquisitions made by Google point towards the return of some type of Google glasses.

Apple HomePod with display now rumored for late 2025 launch
By Scott Younker published
An analyst reiterated their claim that Apple won't start production of the HomePod smart home hub until after WWDC 2025.

iPhone 17 Air could be just 5.5mm thick — but 9.5mm when you throw in the camera bump
By Scott Younker published
While most of the iPhone 17 Air will be super-thin, the camera bump might make things larger.

NYT Connections today hints and answers — Wednesday, March 12 (#640)
By Scott Younker published
Get today's NYT Connections clues and answers for today's puzzle #640 on March 12.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge price comes into focus with latest leak
By Scott Younker published
Samsung's thin Galaxy S25 Edge is coming, and a leaked Korean price hints at how much the new phone might cost.

Google Pixel 10 lineup leaked in new renderings — here's what they look like
By Scott Younker published
New renderings of the Google Pixel 10 Pro have leaked out showing the design of Google's next phone.

X was down — live updates on outage Musk blames on ‘massive cyberattack’
By Dave LeClair last updated
Users all over are dealing with intermittent issues using their favorite social network for a third time today.

NYT Connections today hints and answers — Tuesday, March 11 (#639)
By Scott Younker published
Get today's NYT Connections clues and answers for today's puzzle #639 on March 11.
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