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

Judge in U.S. v. Google Will Take One Year to Deliver Punishment

In a hearing Friday, Judge Amit P. Mehta gave prosecutors in U.S. v. Google until…

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Google Releases ChromeOS 128 with Snap Groups

The latest version of ChromeOS is now available with a Snap groups feature that will…

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HP Replaces Spectre x360 with Lunar Lake-Powered OmniBook Ultra Flip

HP has been relatively quiet at IFA this week, but it did debut the HP…

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UK CMA Finds Google Has Abused Its Advertising Dominance

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it has provisionally found that Google…

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Report: Qualcomm Wants to Buy Intel’s PC Business

Separate reports claim Intel is considering selling off parts of the company big and small.…

Photo Gallery: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core Benchmarking

Qualcomm invited the press to go hands-on with the two new Snapdragon X Plus chips,…

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Ask Paul: September 6 (Premium)

Happy Friday from Berlin! This is a shorter-than-usual installment, thanks to an incredibly busy week.…

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Vivaldi 6.9 is Here on iPhone, iPad, and Android

One week after its release on desktop, Vivaldi 6.9 is here for iPhone and iPad,…

Photo and Video Gallery: Lenovo’s New Lunar Lake, Zen 5, and Snapdragon PCs

Ahead of IFA, Lenovo held a press event so we could go hands-on with the…

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Lenovo Announces New Lunar Lake, Zen 5, and Snapdragon PCs

Lenovo announced a set of updates across all its major commercial and consumer PC brands…

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Intel Cancels 20A Manufacturing Process to Focus on 18A

In yet another setback to Intel, the struggling chipmaker will now use rival TSMC to…

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Microsoft Releases Windows App SDK 1.6

Microsoft has issued a major new release of the Windows App SDK, its native app…

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Modernizing .NETpad Step-By-Step, Part 3: Settings (Premium)

In this phase, we'll add a modern settings interface to .NETpad that mimics the similar…

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Windows App Arrives Soon to Replace Remote Desktop

Announced at Microsoft Ignite 2023, the Windows App will be generally available for Windows, Mac,…

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Report: Intel Suffers Foundry Setback

As if Intel didn't have enough problems, a report claims that its chip foundry has…

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UK CMA OKs Microsoft’s Hiring of Inflection Team, But Designates it a Merger

The UK CMA concluded its investigation of Microsoft's hiring of key staff members from Inflection.…

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