Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with 30 years of industry experience and the author of 30 books. He is the owner of Thurrott.com and the host of three tech podcasts: Windows Weekly with Leo Laporte and Richard Campbell, Hands-On Windows, and First Ring Daily with Brad Sams. He was formerly the senior technology analyst at Windows IT Pro and the creator of the SuperSite for Windows from 1999 to 2014 and the Major Domo of Thurrott.com while at BWW Media Group from 2015 to 2023. You can reach Paul via email, Twitter or Mastodon.

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ChatGPT App is Updated on Windows and Mac

OpenAI's ChatGPT app is now available to all Windows users, and the Mac version is…

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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i 15 Aura Edition Review

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i 15 Aura Edition is a slim and gorgeous laptop that's…

Uno Platform Studio

Uno Platform Studio Brings a Visual Designer to Cross-Platform .NET Apps

Uno Platform today announced its new Uno Platform Studio with Hot Design, a visual designer…

New protections in Pixel and Android

Google is Adding More Real-Time Protections to Pixel and Android

Google has announced two new real-time security privacy protections for Android, and they're rolling out…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Bad Advice (Premium)

There's nothing worse than bad advice delivered with a clueless confidence. And our industry is…

Arc Search for Android

Arc Search is Now Available on Android

The Browser Company announced that Arc Search 1.0 is available for everyone on Android after…

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Proton Pass Adds Lifetime Offer, SimpleLogin Premium Features

Proton announced a new lifetime offer and SimpleLogin premium features for its Proton Pass password…

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Sonos Revenues Fall 16 Percent as Most App Issues Get Fixed

Sonos says it has "restored 90 percent of [the] missing features" in its new mobile…

Download Windows 11 on Arm

Microsoft Released the Windows 11 on Arm ISO, and I Have Some Advice

Almost six months after PC makers delivered the first Copilot+ PCs, Microsoft made Windows 11…

Stardock DesktopGPT 1.0

Stardock Releases DesktopGPT 1.0

Stardock today released DesktopGPT 1.0, its new AI app for the Windows desktop. DesktopGPT integrates…

Slog
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From the Editor’s Desk: Slog (Premium)

We've been in Mexico City for almost seven weeks, our longest trip yet. I came…

Spotify Q3 earnings

Spotify Revenues Up 19 Percent to €3.99 Billion

Spotify reported double-digit growth across monthly active users, subscribers, profits, and revenues for the quarter…

Apple smart display

Mark Gurman Reveals Apple’s Next Device

Apple leaker Mark Gurman reported today that Apple's next new device is a 6-inch "AI…

App theme support is coming soon to .NETpad!
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Modernizing .NETpad: .NET 9 Arrives with a Few (More) Small Improvements for WPF (Premium)

I am delighted to discover that Microsoft delivered .NET 9 today with a welcome surprise…

.NET 9 arrives

Microsoft Releases .NET 9

As promised, Microsoft today released .NET 9, the latest version of its free and open-source…

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EU Demands That Apple Stop Geo-Blocking Users

The European Commission determined that the Apple Apps Store violates EU geo-blocking regulations and has…

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