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.

Paul Thurrott’s Recent Posts

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From the Editor’s Desk: No (Premium)

Death is an unavoidable fact, mocking us with the certainty of it happening and the…

Epic Games Sues Google and Samsung for Anti-Competitive Collusion

Epic Games Sues Google and Samsung for Anti-Competitive Collusion

Epic Games filed a federal lawsuit accusing Google and Samsung of colluding to illegally block…

Sonos app on iOS 18

Sonos Makes a Few More App Updates

Sonos this weekend highlighted several more updates it's made to its much-maligned mobile app over…

A Few More Thoughts on Smartphone Cameras
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A Few More Thoughts on Smartphone Cameras (Premium)

I wasn't planning to write about smartphone cameras now, but then I switched from the…

Epic Games

Apple Denied Last Minute Extension in Epic Case

The U.S. District Court judge overseeing Epic v. Apple lashed out at Apple for its…

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Review

I once described the Pixel 8 Pro as the perfect Pixel. But Google has raised…

Recall security architecture
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I Can’t Recall a Win-Win Like This (Premium)

Today, Microsoft provided more details about how it is securing its unnecessarily controversial Recall feature…

Niagara Falls
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Ask Paul: September 27 (Premium)

Happy Friday! It's been a horribly busy week ahead of a trip to Dallas and…

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Gen 2

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable (Gen 2) Review

The Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable is a 2-in-1 tablet for ThinkPad fans, but it's let…

Play Nice by Jason Schreier

Tell-All Book About Blizzard, Activision, and Xbox Arrives October 8

Bloomberg investigative journalist Jason Schreier has written a tell-all book about the history of Blizzard…

Google Issues Microsoft Antitrust Complaint in the EU

Google has issued its first-ever formal antitrust complaint, alleging to EU regulators that Microsoft's cloud…

AdGuard

AdGuard Completes Transition to Manifest V3

AdGuard that it has successfully transitioned its ad- and tracker-blocking web browser extension to Manifest…

HP EliteBook X (AMD)

HP Announces New AI PCs for Home and Work

HP announced new AI PCs for consumers and businesses today at its annual HP Imagine…

2024 Roku Ultra

2024 Roku Ultra is Now Available for $99.99

The 2024 Roku Ultra is the company's most powerful streamer to date, with a new…

Bonjour 20

Bonjourr Gets a Major Update on Desktop, is Coming Soon to iPhone and iPad

Bonjourr, the New Tab experience I use, has been updated to version 20, and it…

First Raspberry Pi earnings

Raspberry Pi Reports First Earnings

The newly public Raspberry Pi Holdings reported its first financial results, easily beating expectations and…

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