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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The Mainstream Press Doesn’t Understand Microsoft or Windows (Premium)

The New York Times examined the default tech settings that users should turn off immediately.…

Alphabet Revenues Underwhelm

Google’s parent company Alphabet reported that it earned a net income of $16 billion on…

Microsoft Just Lost the Windows 10 FUD War (Premium)

Microsoft Earnings Miss a Beat

Microsoft reported that it earned a net income of $16.7 billion on revenues of $51.87…

Next .NET Conf to Focus on .NET MAUI

Microsoft will host its next .NET Conf virtual conference on August 9, and this one…

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Expert (Premium)

I’m not a fan of the word “expert,” not because there aren’t experts, but rather…

Amazon is Raising Prime Prices in Europe Dramatically

Amazon alerted customers that it will raise its annual fee for Prime by up to…

Google Improves Workspace for Larger Android Screens

Key Google Workspace experiences like Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides and Keep have been updated to…

Google Celebrates 10 Years of Google Play

In celebration of Google Play’s 10th anniversary, Google is unveiling a new logo and icon…

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Intel Foundry Services Scores Its First Win, Sort Of

Intel announced today that MediaTek will be the first company to manufacture chipsets using Intel…

Is a OnePlus Without an Alert Slider Still a OnePlus?

It’s fair to say that OnePlus has had its share of controversies in recent years.…

Power Platform Now Has Over 7 Million Active Users

Microsoft corporate vice president Charles Lamanna said that Power Platform was now a $2 billion…

Netflix Implements Apple Concession in its Mobile Apps

Following an Apple concession to big developers, Netflix is now redirecting new subscribers to the…

Microsoft is Speeding Up Xbox Series X|S Boot Time

Microsoft has quietly made a change to the boot animation on the Xbox Series X|S…

What’s New in Android 13? Not Much

With Google issuing the final beta of Android 13 recently, I decided to finally update…

Report: Apple Watch Pro to Introduce New Design

The reliable Mark Gurman reports that Apple’s rumored Apple Watch Pro will feature a new,…

Yes, Microsoft Will Still Block VBA Macros by Default

After a strange bit of back-and-forth, Microsoft announced that it will resume blocking VBA macros…

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