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 visionOS

Apple Releases Its First visionOS Software Development Kit

Apple today announced the availability of its visionOS Software Development Kit (SDK), which lets developers…

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The FTC Doesn’t Understand Its Role in Antitrust (Premium)

I've already made my case for why the FTC is wrong about Microsoft's Activision Blizzard…

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Google Pixel Tablet: A Look at the Software Experience

The Google Pixel Tablet is a refined, premium Android tablet, but it's probably not fair…

Pixel Tablet on its dock

Google Pixel Tablet First Impressions

With its bundled dock, Google makes it clear that the Pixel Tablet is both a…

Chrome for iOS

Google is Bringing Four New Features to Chrome for iPhone and iPad

Google today announced that it is bringing four new features to "Chrome for iOS," the…

Windows 11 Moment 3 Heads to the Release Preview Channel

Microsoft is prepping a more complete version of Moment 3 by shipping it to the…

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Opera Replaces Classic Web Browser with Opera One

Opera announced today that Opera One, its first web browser with native AI, is now…

Google Pixel Tablet and Google Pixel Fold

Google Pixel Tablet and Pixel Fold Preview

Well, it's gut check time. After experimenting with some lower-priced Pixel offerings this year, I'm…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Healthy (Premium)

I've spent a lot of time at the doctor lately. There's nothing wrong per se,…

New Leak Confirms the Good News About the Pixel 8 Pro

As I have long wanted, the Pixel 8 Pro will finally offer a flat display…

Shadow of the Beast for the Commodore Amiga
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Tech Nostalgia (Premium)

After some internal debate, I've decided to launch an open-ended series of articles about classic…

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Ask Paul: June 16 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here's an epic set of reader questions to kick off the weekend and…

Halo Infinite Season 4: Infection

Halo Infinite Season 4 Arrives Next Week

Microsoft today announced that Halo Infinite Season 4 arrives next week, adding the fan-favorite Infection…

Amazon Echo Devices Get Their First Custom Alexa-Based Assistant

Amazon Echo users can now pay to say "Hey, Disney!" and launch a Disney-themed alternative…

Windows 11 Chat
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R.I.P. … Chat? (Premium)

Chat is a Taskbar-based front-end for the consumer version of Microsoft Teams that Microsoft also…

Win32 app isolation

Win32 App Isolation Enters Public Preview

Announced at Build 2023, Win32 app isolation is a new sandboxing technique that uses AppContainers…

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