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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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Preview

I ordered an iPhone 15 Pro Max Friday morning when Apple opened up its online…

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Digital Decluttering: Detail Work, Final Paper Scans (Premium)

I've made a lot more progress this week across multiple digital decluttering projects. And will…

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Bing Chat Adds Two New Mobile Integration Features

Microsoft announced today that it has added two features to Bing Chat so that it…

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Ask Paul: September 15 (Premium)

Whew! Happy Friday, and welcome to another mammoth and curiously personal installment of Ask Paul…

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Microsoft and Oracle Expand Cloud Partnership

Microsoft and Oracle announced today that they are expanding their partnership via a new offering…

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Google Finishes Android 14, Announces Android 14 QPR1 Beta

Google is now actively working on the first quarterly platform update for Android 14, which…

MAUI for .NET 8 on the Mac

.NET 8 Heads to Release Candidate

With just two months to go until launch, the .NET 8 platform has entered the…

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

It Was Always Going to Be the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Yesterday's diminished Apple special event was a whole 'lot of nothin' in many ways. But…

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Hardware + Services (Premium)

Microsoft once referred to its shift to the cloud as software + services, but Apple…

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Adobe Releases Firefly Generative AI Services

Adobe announced that its Firefly generative AI capabilities are now available across Creative Cloud, Express,…

New Beta Channel Build of Windows 11 Arrives with a Few Minor New Features

Microsoft today delivered a Windows 11 build to the Windows Insider Program's Beta channel that…

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DOJ: Google Pays Apple Over $10 Billion Each Year for Search Default

The United States v. Google antitrust trial opened today, and it’s already provided the type…

Patch Tuesday September 2023

Patch Tuesday Arrives with Minor Updates for Windows 11 22H2

Microsoft has released KB5030219, the September 2023 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 version 22H2.

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Digital Decluttering: Home Videos (Premium)

We have a collection of home videos that were created with a variety of analog…

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Microsoft Announces Enhanced Windows 365 App Experience for Android

In August, Lenovo said that its new ThinkPhone would soon be improved with new features…

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A Not-Rant Ahead of Tomorrow’s Apple Event (Premium)

The New York Times has published a poorly-researched puff piece about the iPhone ahead of…

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