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

Apple Watch Series 8: Battery, Rings, Niceties

I was hoping to use the Apple Watch at the gym today, but my wife…

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More Mobile: Sweet 16 (Premium)

One year into my More Mobile shift, an influx of new 16-inch laptops has reset…

Microsoft Sees No Need to Fix New Teams Vulnerability

Security researchers from Vectra Protect identified a major new vulnerability in Microsoft Teams, but Microsoft…

Apple Watch Series 8: Day Two

Apple Watch requires a stunningly steep learning curve, but I’ve already had some positive experiences…

Apple Watch Series 8 First Impressions

I haven’t owned an Apple Watch since the OG version in 2015, but after years…

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Ask Paul: September 16 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here’s another great set of reader questions to kick off the weekend before…

Google Releases Android Studio Dolphin

Google today released Android Studio Dolphin, the latest stable version of its Android integrated development…

Here Comes the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Multiplayer Beta

One day ahead of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Multiplayer Open Beta, Infinity…

Adobe Reports Record Revenues

Adobe reported that it earned a net income of $1.1 billion on revenues of $4.4…

Canva Takes On … Microsoft 365?

Canva is a great little service for those creating design elements for YouTube videos and…

Google Photos Gets Updated Memories, New Collage Editor

Google announced a major update to Google Photos that provides an improved Memories feature and…

Microsoft Releases .NET 7 Release Candidate 1

Today, Microsoft announced the release of .NET 7 Release Candidate 1, the first of two…

Google Suffers Major Defeat in EU Android Antitrust Case

The EU General Court on Wednesday upheld a 2018 European Commission ruling against Google alleging…

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Enough Already: Call and Text Spam (Premium)

Given my ongoing experiences with call and text spam, you won’t be surprised to discover…

Sonos Announces New Sub Mini

The new Sonos Sub Mini is a less expensive wireless subwoofer for those using a…

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One Step Forward, Three Steps Back (Premium)

As I wrote last Friday in Fi, eSIM, CDMX, and Me (Premium), I’ve hit a…

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