Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with over 25 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

Google Pixel 4a 5G Review: The Best Value of 2020

The Pixel 4a 5G has a confusing name, but it offers the best value in…

Apple Music Comes to Google Assistant

Google announced today that users with Google Assistant-based smart speakers and displays can now control…

Google Delivers the Latest Pixel Feature Drop

Google today announced its December 2020 Pixel Feature Drop, which adds several new features to…

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Spotify is Testing Local Music Support on Android

As I’ve written in the past, it’s next to impossible to access your own music…

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The Perfect Smartphone for 2020? (Premium)

The Google Pixel 4a 5G occupies a confusing spot in Google’s confusing 2020 Pixel lineup.…

Apple to Replace Faulty iPhone 11 Displays

Apple has acknowledged widespread problems with the displays on iPhone 11 handsets and says that…

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Ask Paul: December 4 (Premium)

Happy Friday and welcome to the last month of the most terrible year of our…

JavaScript Turns 25

Netscape announced the initial release of the JavaScript web scripting language 25 years ago, on…

Warner Bros. to Bring All 2021 Movie Releases to HBO Max and Theaters

After a year in which audiences stayed away from theaters because of the pandemic, Warner…

HP Elite c1030 Chromebook Enterprise First Impressions

The HP Elite c1030 is a modern take on an enterprise-class Chromebook convertible, and it…

Google Announces Several New Android Features

Google today revealed several new features that it’s bringing to Android in the coming weeks,…

Google Opens Up Street View to All Users

Google today announced that it will allow anyone to contribute to the Street View feature…

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Email (Re)Consolidation (Premium)

In 2018, Google announced that it was killing Inbox, my preferred email service. This triggered…

Salesforce to Acquire Slack for $27.7 Billion

Salesforce announced today that it will acquire struggling Slack for $27.7 billion in a bid…

Android Studio Moves to a New Versioning Scheme

Google’s mobile app development suite is moving to a new year-based versioning scheme to better…

Microsoft Steps Back from the Productivity Score Cliff

Last week, Microsoft 365’s Productivity Score functionality came under fire from privacy advocates who warned…

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