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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As Google Pushes the Final Pixel 4 Update, a Look Back at What Went Wrong (Premium)

I was transfixed by Google’s Pixel 4 launch presentation, which featured an incredible lecture on…

USB-IF Simplifies USB Branding

The USB Implementers Forum revealed that it will simplify the branding for all existing and…

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EU to Decide to Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition by November 8

The EU’s European Commission revealed that it will decide on the fate of Microsoft’s Activision…

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Ask Paul: September 30 (Premium)

Happy Friday! And welcome to the longest Ask Paul in recent memory, thanks to a…

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Thinking About Amazon’s Smart Home Ecosystem (Premium)

Every September, Amazon announces a tsunami of new smart home products. But this year was…

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Amazon Announces New Titles Coming to Luna in October

With September winding down, Amazon today announced the game titles that are coming to its…

Microsoft Flight Simulator Heads to Canada

The latest World Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available, and this one includes…

Adobe Releases Photoshop Elements 2023 and Premiere Elements 2023

Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2023 are now available with new features, improved performance, and…

Amazon Announces New Fire TV Devices

It’s not just Kindle and Echo devices: Amazon also announced a new generation of Alexa-powered…

Brave Will Soon Block Cookie Consent Notifications

Brave announced today that it is working to block cookie consent notifications in its web…

Stardock Brings WindowBlinds to Windows 11

Stardock today announced the beta first release of its vaunted WindowBlinds UI customization app to…

Lenovo Yoga 7i 16 Review

2022 is the year of the 16-inch laptop, and the Lenovo Yoga 7i delivers with…

Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 3 First Impressions

The Lenovo ThinkBook 16p is powered by AMD processors and NVIDIA graphics, and it's aimed…

Edge Team Wants to Close the Gap Between Web and Native Apps

The Microsoft Edge team today said that it has enhanced how Progressive Web Apps (PWA)…

Study: Teams and Slack are Platforms, Need App Store-Like Controls

A new study claims that Microsoft Teams and Slack are basically operating systems, and yet…

Apple Watch Series 8: Decision Made

With 10 days (and nights) of usage under my belt, it’s time to decide whether…

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