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

Prime Members Can Now Access the Entire Amazon Music Catalog

Prime members could previously access 2 million songs via Amazon Music as part of their…

Sony Reports PlayStation Stumbles in Earnings

As part of its latest quarterly earnings release, Sony reported that PlayStation MAUs and PlayStation…

Phil Spencer Again Addresses Call of Duty on PlayStation

Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer has again reiterated that his firm has no plans to…

Now Available: Windows 11 Field Guide eBook!

Well, this took a lot longer than I’d hoped, but the eBook version of the…

Pixel 7 is the First 64-Bit-Only Android Phone

Five years after Apple made this shift with the iPhone, Google admitted today that the…

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What I Use: Mexico City (October 2022) (Premium)

Our final trip to Mexico City in 2022 has given us a glimpse of a…

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Ask Paul: October 28 (Premium)

Hola from Mexico City and Happy Friday! Here’s another great set of reader questions to…

Windows 11 Field Guide Progress Report #2: 8 New Chapters, Other Updates

I wasn’t expecting to provide another update this soon, but I uploaded several new chapters…

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Intel Revenues Fall 20 Percent to $15.3 Billion

Microprocessor giant Intel continues to struggle, with revenues falling 20 percent to $15.3 billion in…

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Apple Posts Revenues of $90.1 Billion

Apple earned a net income of $20.7 billion on revenues of $90.1 billion in the…

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Amazon Revenues Up 15 Percent to $127.1 Billion

Amazon posted a monster quarter with a net income of $2.9 billion on revenues of…

Here Comes the Thurrott.com Redesign

I am excited to announce that Thurrott.com will undergo a long-awaited, top-to-bottom redesign that will…

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Phil Spencer’s Hot Take on the Metaverse is Perfect (Premium)

Phil Spencer is exactly what Big Tech needs more of, a truthful, plain-spoken everyman who’s…

Samsung Revenues Were Up 4 Percent in Q3

Samsung reported this morning that it earned an operating profit of $7.7 billion on revenues…

GitHub Hits $1 Billion in Annual Recurring Revenue

As part of its post-earnings conference call, Microsoft revealed that GitHub has surpassed $1 billion…

Spotify Now Has 456 Million Monthly Average Users

Spotify subscriber growth exceeded expectations, with the music streaming service announcing it now has over…

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