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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Tech Nostalgia: 8-Bit (Premium)

Atari realized early on that it needed a sequel to the VCS. Sadly, management screwed…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Friendly (Premium)

It is possible for "hello people," the people we say hello to out in the…

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New Pixel 8 Series Leak Reveals Audio Magic Eraser, Light Blue Device Color

The Pixel 8 leaks continue, this time with a new feature called Audio Magic Eraser…

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Behind Thurrott.com: Customer Service

Customer service is a tricky issue, and it's one that I was largely shielded from…

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Ask Paul: August 11 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here's an incredible set of reader questions, many tied to important debates, to…

Google Releases Android 14 Beta 5

Google this week released Android 14 Beta 5, which the firm describes as the final…

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Disney+ Lost 11.7 Million Subscribers in Q2, Will Raise Prices

As part of its latest quarterly earnings report, The Walt Disney Company revealed that its…

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Microsoft Edge for Business to Launch This Month

Microsoft announced that its Microsoft Edge for Business dedicated work experience will arrive as part…

Windows 11 Insider Preview: New Canary Build Adds Dev Features, One Minor Update

Anyone waiting for the Canary branch of the Windows Insider Program to reveal even a…

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Apple Temporary Reprieve in App Store Case

Justice Elena Kagan ruled that the dual appeals in Apple v. Epic can stand as-is,…

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Acer Veriton Vero Mini First Impressions

Acer's Veriton Vero Mini is an eco-friendly small form factor (SFF) PC and an interesting…

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Slack Announces a Major Redesign

Slack today announced a major user interface redesign of its popular chat-based collaboration app, its…

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Google Brings Native Translations to Gmail on Mobile

Google announced last night that it is bringing native language translation capabilities to Gmail on…

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Take-Two Revenues Grew 17 Percent to $1.28 Billion

Video game giant Take-Two reported that it lost $204.3 million on revenues of $1.28 billion…

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Sony Revenues Soar 33 Percent, with PS5 Sales Up 38 Percent

Sony revenues soared 33 percent in the previous quarter, with PlayStation 5 unit sales up…

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Google Announces an AI Browser-Based Dev Environment Based on Visual Studio Code

Google just announced a new AI-based "browser-based development experience" for creating full-stack web and multiplatform…

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