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

Huawei Responds to Latest U.S. Action

In the wake of yet another political attack from the United States, Huawei argued this…

Adobe Updates Photoshop on iPad

Adobe announced today that it is adding two eagerly-awaited features to Photoshop on iPad: Curves…

Minecraft Sales Hit 200 Million

Microsoft announced today that it has now sold over 200 million copies of Minecraft, the…

Windows 10 on ARM to Support 64-Bit x86 Apps

Windows 10 on ARM still has far too many limitations to recommend, but one of…

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Reunited and it Feels So Good (Premium)

After years of silence and misinformation, Microsoft finally made it official: It is “unifying access”…

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Much Duo About Nothing (Premium)

According to a new leak, Surface Duo will use an older chipset and provide poor…

U.S. to Charge Google with Antitrust Violations

The New York Times and Wall Street Journal reported that the DOJ plans to file…

Amazon, House Judiciary Committee Clash Over Bezos

The House Judiciary Committee requested that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testify before Congress. That didn’t…

Video Game Sales Hit a Record During COVID-19

Video game sales in the United States hit a record $10.86 billion in the United…

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Ask Paul: May 15

Happy Friday! With Spring in full bloom here, here’s another great set of reader questions…

Microsoft is “Unifying” Win32 and UWP

Well, here’s the final nail in the UWP coffin: At Build 2020, Microsoft will finally…

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Throwback: Inside Xbox 360 (Premium)

With Microsoft poised to launch the Xbox Series X this year, I thought it would…

Pixel Sales Have Fallen Off a Cliff

A new report claims that Google sold only 2 million Pixel 4 handsets, leading to…

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The $400 Smartphone You Deserve (Premium)

Apple’s an interesting company. And it has always been able to generate positive press for…

Halo 2 Anniversary is Now Available on PC

Microsoft is racing forward with its remastered Halo games, with Halo 2 arriving about two…

PlayStation 5 Still on Track for 2020, Sony Says

As part of its quarterly earnings report, Sony said that its next-generation PlayStation 5 video…

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