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.

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Apple Releases macOS Big Sur

Arriving a few months later than originally expected, the latest version of macOS is finally…

Microsoft Updates on Office on Apple Silicon-Based Macs

Microsoft has issued a somewhat confusing statement about how and when those with Apple Silicon-based…

Google Photos Will No Longer Offer Free and Unlimited Storage

Starting in mid-2021, Google Photos will no longer offer free and unlimited storage. The good…

Roku Adds AirPlay 2, HomeKit Support

Roku announced today that Apple's AirPlay 2 and HomeKit are now supported on most of…

Google Reveals Another Microsoft Vulnerability Before Its Fixed

Microsoft: Stop Using SMS for MFA

Microsoft this week made the case for moving away from SMS-based authentication in Multi-Factor Authentication…

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Lies of Omission (Premium)

Anyone who was hoping for some clarity regarding the true performance and compatibility of Apple…

Microsoft Ships .NET 5.0

Microsoft announced today that it is releasing .NET 5.0---alongside C# 9 and F# 5---as an…

Xbox Series X|S is Now Available*

* With the caveat, of course, that you can’t actually buy either console as you…

EU Files Antitrust Charges Against Amazon

The European Commission has determined that Amazon is violating antitrust laws by “distorting competition in…

Xbox Series X|S: Media Features

Because of the failure of its strategy to position Xbox One as an all-in-one entertainment…

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers Get Disney+ Perk

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now access Disney+ for 30 days for free as…

More Games are Landing on Xbox Game Pass Soon

With Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S set to launch tomorrow, the software giant…

EA Play is Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass

As you may know, EA Play is coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC,…

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Inconsistency (Premium)

You may have heard the aphorism “perfect is the enemy of good,” and on that…

“Ori” Will Hit 4K/60 FPS on Xbox Series S

Microsoft says that its graphically stunning platform adventure title Ori and the Will of the…

Xbox Series X|S: Share Screenshots and Video Clips

The new Xbox Wireless Controller offers several improvements over the Xbox One Wireless Controller. But…

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