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
The future is handheld — so where do Xbox and PlayStation go next?
By Scott Younker published
With reports that Xbox and PlayStation are working on handheld devices, what direction will the next console generation take?
NYT Connections today hints and answers — Saturday, October 12 (#489)
By Scott Younker published
Get today's NYT Connections hints and answers
Xbox games are coming to the Xbox app on Android soon — what you need to know
By Scott Younker published
After Google was forced to open up the Play store in a lawsuit, Xbox games will soon make their way on to the Xbox app on Android.
Elon Musk unveils Tesla self-driving Cybercab for under $30,000 — what the heck is it?
By Scott Younker published
Elon Musk finally held his We,Robot event meant to showcase Tesla's version of a robotaxi. It happened, but was light on actual details.
NYT Connections today hints and answers — Friday, October 11 (#488)
By Scott Younker published
Need help with Connections #488? Here are some hints and the answers.
Verizon has second big outage in as many weeks — here’s what we know
By John Velasco last updated
Users report that their phones are again going into SOS mode
OnePlus 13 launch timing confirmed by OnePlus exec — what you need to know
By Scott Younker published
A OnePlus executive confirmed that the OnePlus 13 will launch before the end of October featuring a powerful, high-end Snapdragon chip.
M4 MacBook Pro just tipped for major upgrade ahead of Apple October event
By Scott Younker published
A new leak claims the MacBook Pro M4 will get the ability to connect to at least two external displays.
Android 16 tipped for huge multitasking upgrade that beats the iPhone
By Scott Younker last updated
Some code suggests that Google is working on a multitasking upgrade for next year's Android 16 update that turns apps into bubbles that will float over other apps for easy switching back and forth.
NYT Connections today hints and answers — Thursday, October 10 (#487)
By Scott Younker published
Need help with Connections #487? Here are some hints and the answers.
Samsung Galaxy S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra revealed in new leak — here’s your first look
By Scott Younker published
A new leaked image of the entire Samsung Galaxy S25 series has popped up giving us a slight idea of what next year's phone will look like.
Nintendo just announced a new gadget to hold you over until the Switch 2
By Scott Younker published
Nintendo announced a surprise new gadget called the Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo that features Nintendo themes.
Google Maps just got a huge upgrade that will make parking easier for millions
By Scott Younker published
Google has teamed up with SpotHero to let you book parking via Google Maps.
iPhone 17 Pro just tipped for an exciting design upgrade
By Scott Younker published
A new leak claims that next year's iPhone 17 will come in a new array of different shades of green.
NYT Connections today hints and answers — Wednesday, October 9 (#486)
By Scott Younker published
Need help with Connections #486? Here are some hints and the answers.
Samsung Galaxy S25 could turn to a new chip — and it may not be Snapdragon
By Scott Younker published
MediaTek's next Dimensity chipset could power Samsung's new flagship
Mixbook just got a big AI upgrade — and you now get a movie of your photos too
By Scott Younker published
Mixbook is one of the best photo book services and now it's offering a number of new AI-powered features, plus a free movie of your images.
Samsung Galaxy S25's biggest weapon against iPhone 16 just leaked
By Scott Younker published
A new spec sheet for the Snapdragon 8 Gen has leaked purporting to show what's inside the new mobile CPU.
DJI Air 3S leak reveals new controller that lets this drone follow you around
By Scott Younker published
A new DJI Air 3S leak suggest that the drone will feature a new way for the drone to follow you around.
Amazon is releasing Echo Pop devices with your favorite NFL team — but there's a catch
By Scott Younker published
Amazon is giving a little refresh to the Echo Pop smart speaker with an NFL faceplace and sleeve.
Long-rumored Apple Glasses just tipped to launch in 2026
By Scott Younker published
A new leak claims that Apple will launch its version of smart AR glasses in 2026.
NYT Connections today hints and answers — Tuesday, October 8 (#485)
By Scott Younker published
Need help with Connections #485? Here are some hints and the answers.
Massive data breach hits 230,000 Comcast customers — names, addresses and social security numbers exposed
By Scott Younker published
Comcast revealed that over 230,000 customers were affected by a debt collection center data breach.
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