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.

Paul Thurrott’s Recent Posts

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From the Editor’s Desk: UFOs Are Not Real (Premium)

As a child, I was fascinated by everything a child of my era would be…

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Digital Decluttering: Some Photo Progress, and a Shift to Documents (Premium)

Two weeks ago, I started the time-consuming process of organizing, tagging, and archiving over 21…

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More Pixel Watch 2 Details Leak

It's not just the Pixel 8 family: key details about the Pixel Watch 2 have…

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Ask Paul: August 18 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Well, it's another monster Ask Paul this week, thanks to a great set…

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Cute, But Not a Game Changer (Premium)

Bing Chat is a failure, with the search engine maintaining roughly the same usage share…

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Lenovo Revenues Plunged 24 Percent in Q2 as PC Sales Slump Continues

Lenovo reported that it earned a net income of $191 million on revenues of $12.9…

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Subscription Sticker Shock: Streaming Video, Music, Storage, and More (Premium)

You've all seen the news: the prices of the online services we all subscribe to…

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Opera Brings Aria AI to its Browser on iPhone

Opera announced this morning that its Aria AI feature is now available in its web…

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Apple to Pay Out $500 Million to Users in Batterygate Settlement

Five years after Apple agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that it throttled the…

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Google Adds More Generative AI Capabilities to Search

Three months after it released a generative AI-powered Search experience in preview, Google is adding…

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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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