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

Windows App SDK

Microsoft Moves WinUI/WASDK Development to GitHub

As part of a years-long effort to open up its Windows developer technologies, Microsoft has…

Google Home Speaker Review

Google Home Speaker Review

The Google Home Speaker is a smart speaker for the Gemini era, a colorful and…

Brave Brings Email Aliases to Its Web Browser

Brave Brings Email Aliases to Its Web Browser

Brave now offers email aliases so you can sign up for online services without providing…

Ask Paul: August 28
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Ask Paul: August 28 ⭐

Happy Friday! It's the end of August, and I'll be in Berlin next week for…

HP Revenues Climb 12.5 Percent to $15.7 Billion

HP Revenues Climb 12.5 Percent to $15.7 Billion

HP reported that it earned a net income of $681 million on revenues of $15.7…

Google Brings E-Books to Gemini Notebook

Google Brings E-Books to Gemini Notebook

Google today announced Expert Intelligence, a way to bring trusted sources into Gemini Notebook, starting…

Windows Insider Program

Microsoft Issues Windows 11 Version 26H2 to Release Preview

I noticed this week that the Tuesday of Week D in August came and went…

Google is Optimizing Android for the Component Crisis

Google is Optimizing Android for the Component Crisis

Google revealed that it is introducing new memory and performance thresholds in Android to help…

Visual Studio Code Now Includes a Full Markdown Editor

Visual Studio Code Now Includes a Full Markdown Editor

The latest version of Visual Studio Code now includes a full Markdown Editor mode that…

Nvidia

Nvidia Revenues Jump 106 Percent to $96.2 Billion

Nvidia reported that it earned a net income of $59.7 billion on revenues of $96.2…

A Bad Ending For My Google Pixel 11 Pro
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A Bad Ending For My Google Pixel 11 Pro ⭐

Google rejected my Pixel 10 Pro trade-in despite it confirming the condition I reported. So…

WSJ Again Sounds the Alarm on Microsoft’s Lack of Transparency

Financial analysts are finally asking the same questions I've asked for years about Microsoft's lack…

Bill Gates Issues a Strident Warning About AI

Bill Gates Issues a Strident Warning About AI

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates is no stranger to controversy, but his reversal on AI this…

Microsoft Touts Windows on Arm Ahead of Nvidia RTX Spark

Microsoft Touts Windows on Arm Ahead of Nvidia RTX Spark

Microsoft and Nvidia announced the Windows on Arm-based RTX Spark chipsets in June and new…

Microsoft to Hold .NET Conf 2026 in November

Microsoft to Hold .NET Conf 2026 in November

As usual, Microsoft will hold its virtual .NET Conf in November this year, where it…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back ⭐

It's important to remember the past, but it's just as important to not be consumed…

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