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

PlayStation 5 "Slim"

Sony Has Now Sold 59.3 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles

As part of its annual earnings report, Sony revealed that it narrowly missed delivering on…

Boy flying above the neighborhood
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From the Editor’s Desk: Mother (Premium)

Yesterday was Mother's Day, my annual reminder that most people have a much healthier relationship…

OpenAI Spring Update

OpenAI Announces GPT-4o and More at Spring Update Event

At a special live Spring Update event today, OpenAI announced a new flagship language model,…

Bloat
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Bloat (Premium)

The battle between simplicity and complexity is multi-faceted. It's about trying to find a balance.…

Android Studio Koala release schedule

Google Adjusts the Android Studio Release Cycle for Speed and Quality

Just ahead of this year's Google I/O developer event, Google announced some interesting changes to…

The complexity of the PC, visualized
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Complexity, Thy Name is PC (Premium)

The post-PC era spawned by the iPhone in 2007 impacted Windows in ways both obvious…

Remote Desktop in Windows 11

Tip: The Remote Desktop Workaround

I needed to use Remote Desktop for a recent podcast recording, but like so many…

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Courage? (Premium)

The other day, lashed out at Sonos for the poor quality of its new app.…

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A Few Smart Home Upgrades for Mexico City (Premium)

We just booked the flights for our next trip to Mexico City, in June, and…

Cortana in Halo 4

Microsoft Fined $242 Million in Patent Infringement Case Loss

A federal jury has ordered Microsoft to pay $242 million in damages in a patent…

Snapdragon X-based Chromebook Plus mockup
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What If Snapdragon X Marks the Spot … for Chromebook? (Premium)

Snapdragon X could transform Windows on Arm, but what about ChromeOS? Isn't this platform an…

Apple to Use Google Gemini to Fix Siri

Report: Apple Killed Self-Driving Cars to Give Siri an AI Makeover

The next time Zooey Deschanel asks Siri if it's raining, Apple's plucky little digital assistant…

Night trees
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Ask Paul: May 10 (Premium)

Happy Friday! We're all feeling a little angsty with the Xbox stuff, but I think…

Arc for Windows 11 Review

Is Arc just different, and thus confusing for no good reason, or is it better,…

Xbox controller with mobile phone

Microsoft to Launch Mobile Game Store in July

Microsoft revealed today that it will open a mobile game store on the web in…

The Sonos web app offers a minimalist new user experience
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The New Sonos App is a Dumpster Fire. Of Course It Is (Premium)

I have long supported Sonos as a customer and fan, but I've always been clear…

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