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.
Paul Thurrott’s Recent Posts
Windows 10 Version 20H2 is Just About Done
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- Aug 21, 2020
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Microsoft announced today that Windows 10 version 20H2 is ready for commercial validation, one of…
Microsoft Releases TypeScript 4.0
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- Aug 21, 2020
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Microsoft has announced the release of TypeScript 4.0, the latest major version of its open-source…
Microsoft Brings WSL 2 to Windows 10 Versions 1903, 1909
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- Aug 21, 2020
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Microsoft announced that it has backporting Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 to the two…
Publishers Demand Lower Fees in Apple’s App Store
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- Aug 20, 2020
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The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal are among the publishers demanding that…
Google Pixel 4a First Impressions
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 20, 2020
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What’s affordable, cute as a button, and comes in a delightful polycarbonate body with a…
Fitbit Claims COVID Detection Success
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 20, 2020
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Fitbit said this week that its fitness wearables could detect COVID-19 in their users before…
Apple Hits a $2 Trillion Market Cap
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 19, 2020
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Just two years after it became the first U.S. company to reach a $1 trillion…
Now Oracle is Considering a TikTok Bid Too
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 19, 2020
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We can add Oracle to the list of U.S. companies that are willing to take…
Zoom is Coming to Amazon, Facebook, and Google Smart Displays
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 19, 2020
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Zoom announced today that it is bringing its video meeting service to smart displays made…
In Praise of iOS 14 (Premium)
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 19, 2020
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While I prefer Android over iOS, it’s pretty clear that Apple is doing a lot…
Microsoft Reveals Remaining Game Pass Titles for August
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 18, 2020
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Today, Microsoft announced the titles that are coming to Xbox Game Pass in the second…
A Little Google Takeout (Premium)
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- Aug 18, 2020
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Thanks to my transition from Google Play Music to YouTube Music, Google reminded me of…
Microsoft Flight Simulator is Now Available
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 18, 2020
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Today’s the day! Microsoft’s new Flight Simulator is available on Windows 10 via Xbox Game…
Samsung Commits to 3 Generations of Android Updates
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 18, 2020
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With users holding onto their smartphones for longer now, Samsung will provide 3 generations of…
Google is Working on a Your Phone for Chromebooks
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 17, 2020
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Looks like Microsoft may be onto something: Google is essentially making a version of its…
Apple Retaliates Against Epic
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 17, 2020
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Epic revealed today that Apple is terminating its developer accounts and cutting off the firm…