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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HP OmniBook Ultra (Snapdragon X2) First Impressions

HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (Snapdragon X2) First Impressions

The Snapdragon X2 variants of the HP OmniBook Ultra are finally available, and in both…

Hands-On: The New Windows 11 Start Menu

Hands-On: The New Windows 11 Start Menu

After ignoring and even undermining the platform for years, Microsoft is racing to improve Windows…

Switcher 2026: The iPad Pro Has an Achilles Heel (Almost) No One Talks About
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Switcher 2026: The iPad Pro Has an Achilles Heel (Almost) No One Talks About ⭐

Thanks to the power of iPadOS 26 and its incredible hardware, the iPad Pro M5…

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 Review: It's Another Snapdragon Miracle

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 Review: It’s Another Snapdragon Miracle

The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x is an affordable Snapdragon X2-based Copilot+ PC productivity powerhouse.

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Gurman: Apple Delays Smart Glasses to 2027

The latest report from Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman claims that Apple plans to disrupt the…

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Leaks: Nvidia-Powered Windows 11 PCs Set to Debut

Multiple leaks point to a Monday reveal of new Nvidia chipsets that will power Windows…

Apple iPad Pro M5 13-Inch First Impressions

The 13-inch iPad Pro is silly expensive, but it delivers several advantages over other iPads,…

iA Writer Now Offers Direct Purchasing on Mac and Windows

iA Writer Now Offers Direct Purchasing on Mac and Windows

iA Writer is a terrific Markdown editor, and you can now purchase the Mac and…

OpenAI GPT-5.5 Instant Memory sources

OpenAI Updates GPT-5.5 Instant for Response Style and Quality

Four weeks after its initial release, OpenAI has shipped a new version of its GPT-5.5…

XBOX Starts Early Testing of New Console Features

XBOX Starts Early Testing of New Console Features

Select XBOX Insiders in Alpha Skip-Ahead can now test several new XBOX console features ahead…

OpenAI Brings Computer Use to Codex App on Windows

OpenAI Brings Computer Use to Codex App on Windows

OpenAI announced today that Codex app users on Windows 11 now have computer use capabilities…

Microsoft Provides an Update on Windows 11 Quality

Microsoft Provides an Update on Windows 11 Quality

Microsoft is documenting the improvements it's made to Windows 11 this year, and it launched…

First Euro-Office Release Set for June 9

First Euro-Office Release Set for June 9

Nextcloud announced today that the initial release of the controversial Euro-Office suite is set for…

Ask Paul: May 29
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Ask Paul: May 29 ⭐

Happy Friday! It's the fifth Friday this month and the end of a short week…

Dell Revenues Surge 88 Percent to $43.8 Billion

Dell had a record first quarter with its best-ever revenues, diluted earnings per share, and…

Vivaldi 8.0 is Here for Android, iPhone, and iPad

Vivaldi 8.0 is Here for Android, iPhone, and iPad

One week after the release of Vivaldi 8.0 for desktop, Vivaldi has released corresponding updates…

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