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

Google Makes it Easier to Switch to Gemini

Google Makes it Easier to Switch to Gemini

We've seen switcher campaigns with PC and Mac and with Android and iPhone, so why…

Google Releases Android 17 Beta 3

Google Releases Android 17 Beta 3

With this release, Android 17 has reached platform stability, so the APIs are locked and…

Netflix

Netflix is Raising Prices in the U.S. Again

Netflix is raising prices for its streaming service in the United States by $1 to…

Google announced that its Google Translate app for iPhone can do live language translation through earbuds and headphones.

Google Brings Live Language Translation to Headphones and Earbuds on iPhone

Google announced that its Google Translate app for iPhone can do live language translation through…

Apple Intelligence ChatGPT

Now Apple Plans to Open Up Siri to Third-Party AI

Mark Gurman has added a new wrinkle to his recent reporting about conversational Siri in…

GitHub to Train AI With User Data by Default

GitHub to Train AI With User Data by Default

If you have a code repository or other work stored in GitHub, you need to…

Google Releases Gemini 3.1 Flash Live for More Natural Language Interactions

Google Releases Gemini 3.1 Flash Live for More Natural Language Interactions

Google's relentless release of new AI models continues with Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, its latest…

AMD Announces Flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Processor

AMD Announces Flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Processor

AMD announced a new flagship PC processor, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, which delivers dual-chiplet 3D…

Vivaldi 7.9 Arrives for Android, iPhone, and iPad

Vivaldi 7.9 Arrives for Android, iPhone, and iPad

Vivaldi announced the latest release of its web browser, with new features for Android, iPhone,…

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Will Price Switch 2 Games Differently for Digital and Physical Versions

Nintendo announced today that new Switch 2 games will cost less when purchased digitally starting…

Xbox March Update is Here

Xbox March Update is Here

Microsoft today announced the March Xbox Update, and there are updates across console, gaming handhelds,…

Swift 6.3 Brings First SDK for Android

Swift 6.3 Brings First SDK for Android

Swift.org announced the release of Swift 6.3, the latest version of the open source programming…

Google Pixel 10a Review

Google Pixel 10a Review

The Google Pixel 10a is a delightful and affordable smartphone that will meet the needs…

Siri Apple Intelligence

Apple to Unveil the New Siri at WWDC 2026 in June

Mark Gurman reported today that Apple will finally unveil the new Siri this June at…

Switcher 2026: The Mac is for People, Not Businesses
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Switcher 2026: The Mac is for People, Not Businesses ⭐️

When it comes to switching from Windows, there's the Mac and then there's everything else.

Apple Takes Aim at Businesses, Again

Apple Takes Aim at Businesses, Again

Apple today announced Apple Business, a new service for businesses, alongside the rumored Maps advertising.

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