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

iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Review

The iPhone 16 Pro Max is terrific, but it's also an incremental update to its…

Moises

Microsoft, Qualcomm Close the Gap on Windows 11 on Arm Software and Hardware Issues

This week's Snapdragon Summit has already given us the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Qualcomm's retort…

Tim Cook speaks to the WSJ

Tim Cook: Apple is Best, Not First

Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed ongoing concerns about the firm being behind in AI in…

Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8 Elite for Smartphones

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform, which it describes as the fastest-ever mobile…

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite

Qualcomm: Lunar Lake is a Lie

Qualcomm came out swinging on the opening day of its Snapdragon Summit. And it did…

Apple Intelligence is coming in Fall 2024

Apple “Two Years Behind” on AI

A new report from Mark Gurman confirms the widespread belief that Apple is well behind…

Google Store New York

Google Gets a Stay of Execution in Epic Case

As expected, US District Judge James Donato granted Google a stay of the injunction imposed…

Ask Paul
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Ask Paul: October 18 (Premium)

This month is already half over and there's so much left to do. But let's…

Netflix Q3 2024 earnings

Netflix Revenues Up 7.8 Percent to $8.5 Billion

With 282.72 million paid subscribers, Netflix earned a net income of $2.4 billion on revenues…

Configure Copilot key in Windows 11

Latest Windows Insider Canary Build Adds Copilot Key Configuration

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview build 27729 to the Canary Channel, adding a…

Third-party autofill in Google Chrome for Android

Chrome for Android to Support Third-Party Autofill Services

Google Chrome for Android will soon be updated to support third-party autofill services, including password…

Scott and Mark start a podcast

Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich Have a New Podcast

Microsoft veterans Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich have started a new podcast, and I can't…

ChatGPT for Windows

OpenAI Finally Graces Windows Users with an “Early Version” ChatGPT App

Microsoft may be OpenAI's biggest investor and benefactor by far, but that hasn't stopped it…

NotebookLM

Google’s NotebookLM Now Broadly Available with Audio Overview Customizations

Two weeks ago, I posted a video showing off the insanely capable Audio Overview tool…

2024 in smartphones
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A Wild Year for Smartphones (Premium)

It's not just Windows 11. 2024 has been a wild and chaotic year for smartphone…

Windows quality in a nutshell
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Redmond, You Have a Problem. A Quality Problem (Premium)

Windows 11 version 24H2 was (re)released just two weeks ago. And all hell has broken…

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