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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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…

Microsoft Edge for Business

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,…

Acer Veriton Vero

Acer Veriton Vero Mini First Impressions

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

Slack redesign

Slack Announces a Major Redesign

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

Gmail mobile app language translation

Google Brings Native Translations to Gmail on Mobile

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

Take-Two earnings

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…

PS5 Spider Man console

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…

.NET MAUI keyboard accelerators

Microsoft Issues the Final Preview of .NET 8

Development of .NET 8 is winding down, with Microsoft issuing the final preview today ahead…

Windows 365 first run

Windows 365 Switch Enters Public Preview

Microsoft announced that Windows 365 Switch, which lets you switch between your local and cloud…

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Digital Decluttering: Back in the Saddle Again (Premium)

It's time to start up the next round of physical and digital decluttering, starting with…

Microsoft Store back-to-school sale

Microsoft Store Launches its Annual Back-to-School Sale

Celebrating its annual back-to-school sale, the Microsoft Store is offering huge savings on hardware and…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Halfway (Premium)

Last Monday, we flew home from Mexico City. And last Tuesday, I went back to…

Lenovo Tab Extreme First Impressions

The Tab Extreme is a 14.5-inch "everyday tablet," Lenovo says, with fascinating use cases that…

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