Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with over 25 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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Waze Now Offers a Halo Infinite Theme

Microsoft has partnered with Waze to provide a Halo Infinity-inspired theme for the driving app…

Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for August

Microsoft today announced the first titles coming to Xbox Game Pass across console, PC, and…

Hands-On with Windows 365 on Mac, Chromebook, and iPad

Yesterday, I looked at the experience of using Windows 365 on Windows 10/11 using the…

Chrome OS 92 Brings eSIM Support, Google Meet, More

Google has released Chrome OS 92, which supports eSIMs, bundles Google Meet, and offers other…

Windows 11 Tip: Change Default Apps

For all the talk about calmness and simplicity, there’s one area in which Windows 11…

Hands-On with Microsoft Windows 365

Microsoft released Windows 365 to its commercial customers today, so I obviously had to jump…

Windows 365 is Now Available for $20 Per User Per Month and Up

Microsoft announced the immediate availability of Windows 365 for businesses of all sizes, and with…

Google Announces Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

They are among the most open of secrets in personal technology, but now they’re official:…

Intel Exec Leaks Thunderbolt 5

An Intel executive visiting the firm’s Israel-based facilities posted a photo that inadvertently leaked some…

Hands-On with the HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8

The HP EliteBook 840 Aero utilizes a magnesium alloy to shave the PC’s weight down…

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To the Web: Mozilla Firefox (Premium)

Written off for its shrinking usage share and its recent deprecation of PWA functionality, Mozilla…

iPad Sales Fell in Q2, But It Still Dominates

The market researchers at Canalys claim that iPad sales fell slightly in Q2 2021, but…

Chromebook Sales Grew 75 Percent in Q2

The market researchers at Canalys reported this week that Chromebook sales grew an astonishing 75…

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Ask Paul: July 30 (Premium)

Happy Friday! If you’re interested in kicking off the weekend a bit early, here’s a…

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Amazon Reports $113.1 Billion in Revenues in Q2 2021

Amazon reports that it earned a net income of $7.8 billion on $113.1 billion in…

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Throwback: My First Laptop Review (Premium)

Over 20 years ago, in January 2001, I published my first-ever laptop review in a…

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