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

Microsoft Releases New Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds

It's been quiet on the Windows Insider Preview front, but Microsoft released two builds today,…

Surface RT running Windows RT
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Then and Now, Part 1: RT (Premium)

A lot has changed since Microsoft announced its first port of Windows to the Arm…

Raspberry Pi 5

New Raspberry Pi 5 Model is Just $50

The Raspberry Pi Foundation now offers a Raspberry Pi 5 model with 2 GB of…

A Few Thoughts About AAA Mobile Gaming
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A Few Thoughts About AAA Mobile Gaming (Premium)

Is it possible to have a console-like videogame experience on a smartphone or tablet? Why…

Modernizing .NETpad: (Yet Another) Another Dialog about Dialogs
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Modernizing .NETpad: (More) Dialog about Dialogs (Premium)

It's been a frustrating week for the .NETpad modernization project. Some of it was self-inflicted.…

Bad monkey!
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Ask Paul: August 16 (Premium)

Happy Friday! This has emerged as a blockbuster installment of this series, so I recommend…

Epic Games Store in Android

Epic Games Store Launches on Android and iPhone

Epic Games today launched its mobile app store, Epic Games Store, on Android and iPhone,…

HP EliteBook 1040 G11

HP EliteBook 1040 G11 Review

The HP EliteBook 1040 G11 is a surprisingly lightweight and elegant update to an iconic…

Threads - Insights

Meta is Improving Threads for Creators and Businesses

Meta today announced new features like insights, multiple drafts, and scheduling to Threads that should…

New Windows Sandbox (2024)

Microsoft Issues New Windows 11 Insider Preview Build to the Canary Channel

Windows 11 Insider Preview build 27686 is now available in the Canary channel, and it…

Android is opening

Judge in Epic. v. Google Comes Out Swinging in Remedy Hearing

US District Judge James Donato was harshly critical of Google during a remedy hearing in…

Lenovo commercial PCs

Lenovo Revenues Jump 20 Percent as PC Market Recovery Continues

The world's biggest maker of PCs delivered a net income of $253 million on revenues…

Sonos Lays Off 100 Employees, But Not the CEO

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence confirmed that the company laid off 100 employees. I'm curious why…

A galaxy of AI in apps
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I Will Not Pay for AI (Premium)

Close your eyes and imagine it's the 1990s. Microsoft has transitioned its productivity apps into…

Visual Studio

Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.11 is Now Available, Next Version is in Preview

Microsoft just announced the back-to-back releases of two versions of Visual Studio: Version 17.11 is…

Apple Pay

Apple Will Open NFC to Developers in iOS 18.1

In July, Apple announced it would open up NFC on the iPhone to third-party developers…

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