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

New Google Wallet is Rolling Out on Android

Back at Google I/O 2022 in May, Google announced its new Google Wallet, and the…

iOS 16 Public Beta: Notes from the Road

I’ve experienced no issues that I can attribute to this pre-release software. And I like…

Amazon Brings New Developer Experiences to Alexa

At its Alexa Live virtual event today, Amazon introduced new features and tools for developers…

U.S to Subsidize Chip Production

The U.S. Senate voted to spend about $52 billion on chip production subsidies, part of…

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Another Example of Windows 11 Leaving Power Users Behind (Premium)

Windows 11 has always been hostile to power users. But with the latest coming updates,…

Bluetooth for Microsoft Teams is Coming to Surface Headphones 2+

A new firmware update is bringing native Bluetooth for Microsoft Teams to Surface Headphones 2+…

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Microsoft Will No Longer Ban Paid Open-Source Apps in its Store

Microsoft quietly revealed that it will reverse its ban of paid open-source apps in its…

Google Bends on In-App Payments Yet Again

It’s happening, sort of. Google will now allow Android apps (but not games) use third-party…

Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels is Now Available

Microsoft today announced the immediate availability of Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels, a fun new…

Viva Engage, More Coming Soon to Microsoft 365

At its Inspire 2022 virtual conference today, Microsoft announced Viva Engage and a host of…

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 7) Review

Lenovo’s 7th-generation ThinkPad X1 Yoga is a premium, business-class PC with terrific looks, durability, and…

Announcing Hands-On Windows!

I’m happy to announce that I’m starting a new weekly podcast with TWiT, Hands-On Windows,…

Halo Infinite Network Campaign Coop Beta is Live

The Halo Infinite Network Campaign Coop Beta has started, allowing gamers to test this gameplay…

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 10) First Impressions

I barely had time to unpack the 10th-generation Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon before we left…

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Three Years (Premium)

Steven Sinofsky once observed that three years is “about right” for each release of Windows.…

Microsoft Refreshes Three Windows 11 Apps for Insiders

Microsoft says that Windows Insiders in the Dev channel will see major updates to the…

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