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.

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Google Play Now Accepts Venmo as a Payment Option

Google Play Now Accepts Venmo as a Payment Option

The Google Play Store on Android and elsewhere now accepts Venmo as a payment option…

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Valve Warns European Customers of Hack

Videogame platform maker Valve warned customers in Europe that one of its hardware partners was…

An Inconvenient Truth: Four Themes, Few Answers
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An Inconvenient Truth: Four Themes, Few Answers ⭐

I've cut my subscription fees dramatically, but I'm still trying to find that balance between…

There's an x64 Port of Microsoft Word 1.1a for Windows

There’s an x64 Port of Microsoft Word 1.1a for Windows

A developer named John Marshall has ported Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a to x64 so…

Microsoft Edge is Transitioning to Manifest Version 3 This Year

Microsoft Edge is Transitioning to Manifest Version 3 This Year

Microsoft Edge will soon transition to Manifest Version 3 (MV3), the Chromium browser extension platform.

Ask Paul: August 7
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Ask Paul: August 7 ⭐

Happy Friday! And welcome to another epic installment of Ask Paul after a very quick…

Id Software Releases New Quake Episode to Celebrate 30th Anniversary

Id Software Releases New Quake Episode to Celebrate 30th Anniversary

Well here's a fun surprise: Id Software is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Quake with…

The Orion Web Browser is Coming to Windows

The Orion Web Browser is Coming to Windows

Orion is built on top of WebKit, the Apple web rendering engine used by Safari…

Adobe Plugin Comes to ChatGPT

Adobe Plugin Comes to ChatGPT

The Adobe Plugin for ChatGPT brings Adobe's professional creator tools to the popular AI assistant.

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Comedy or Tragedy? ⭐

The methods Microsoft uses to account for its AI spending are so incredible, I'm reminded…

Nintendo Revenues Decline 9.5 Percent to ¥518 Billion

Nintendo Revenues Decline 9.5 Percent to ¥518 Billion

Nintendo reported that it earned a net profit of ¥147 billion on revenues of ¥518…

An Inconvenient Truth: Movies and TV Shows
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An Inconvenient Truth: Movies and TV Shows ⭐

The day that I canceled my Netflix subscription was a good one, but not having…

HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (Snapdragon X2) Review

HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (Snapdragon X2) Review

The HP OmniBook Ultra 14 is yet another nearly perfect laptop, an ideal combination of…

Electronic Arts Goes Private

Electronic Arts Goes Private in $55 Billion Deal

Gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) announced that its acquisition by a group of investors is…

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AMD Revenues Up 50 Percent to $11.5 Billion

AMD reported that it earned a net income of $2.3 billion on revenues of $11.5…

Spotify Now Has Over 300 Million Premium Subscribers

Spotify reported it earned an operating income of €655 million on revenues of €4.8 billion…

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