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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Ask Paul: August 5 (Premium)

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

Chrome OS 104 Finally Brings Dark Theme to Chromebooks

Google this week began rolling out Chrome OS 104 to the stable channel. Among other…

In Wake of Controversy, DuckDuckGo to Block Microsoft Trackers

DuckDuckGo announced that it will soon begin blocking Microsoft trackers in its privacy-focused web browsers…

Microsoft Releases Windows Package Manager 1.3

Microsoft has released Windows Package Manager (WinGet) 1.3 with improved reporting and support for portable…

Nintendo Has Sold Over 111 Million Switch Consoles

I was looking for this data in Nintendo’s recent quarterly results, but now we know:…

Clipchamp Moves to a Single Paid Tier

Microsoft’s Clipchamp video editor has dropped its three paid subscription tiers and now offers a…

Nintendo Revenues Fell 4.7 Percent in Q2

Nintendo reported that it earned a net income of $894.3 million on revenues of $2.31…

AMD Revenues Surged in Q2

AMD reported that it earned a net income of $447 million on revenues of $6.6…

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Commodore 64, a Love Story (Premium)

This week does not mark the 40th anniversary of the Commodore 64, but I’ve seen…

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Thinking About Laptops, 2-in-1s, and Convertibles (Premium)

Most of the laptops I review are actually 2-in-1s or convertibles despite the fact that…

Samsung Launches Galaxy Self-Repair Program

Samsung announced that its new self-repair program for Galaxy devices is now available in the…

Pixel 6a is Now Eligible for the Android 13 Beta

With the release of its first over-the-air software update, the Pixel 6a is now eligible…

Fitbit Announces New Features for Luxe and Charge 5 Wearables

Fitbit is bringing new clock faces and a way to find a lost smartphone to…

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Activision Blizzard Beats Expectations as Microsoft Closes In

Activision Blizzard reported a net income of $280 million on revenues of $1.64 billion for…

Google is Not Killing Stadia

Google responded to a rumor about Stadia, stating emphatically that it has no plans to…

Second Impressions: Google Pixel 6a

Moving past the first impressions, what strikes me most about the Pixel 6a is how…

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