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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Apple Wants Workers Back in the Office in September

Bloomberg is reporting that Apple has directed most of its non-store workforce to return to…

Walmart Partners with Paramount+

Walmart is partnering with Paramount to bring Paramount+ Essential to Walmart+ subscribers at no additional…

Google Pixel 6a Review

With the Pixel 6a, Google has redefined its A-series lineup to address the longevity problems…

Surprise! Android 13 is Here

Google has released the final version of Android 13 about a month earlier than expected,…

Microsoft Announces Dev Box Public Preview

Microsoft announced today that it is making a preview of its Microsoft Dev Box managed…

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Microsoft, Sony, and Call of Duty (Premium)

Sony and Microsoft are engaged in a war of words in legal filings aimed largely…

Lenovo Yoga 7i 16 First Impressions

I have been eager to test a 16-inch laptop, and so I was delighted when…

Microsoft Launches Second Round of Xbox One X Preorders

Microsoft Probably Sold 50-55 Million Xbox One Consoles

Thanks to a new legal filing, we know that Microsoft sold roughly 50-55 million Xbox…

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Ask Paul: August 12 (Premium)

Happy Friday from Roma Norte in Mexico City! Here’s a bonanza installment of Ask Paul…

Huawei’s Devices Business Continues to Sink

As part of its quarterly earnings report, Huawei said that revenues from its devices business…

ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 10) Review

Lenovo didn’t need to make any major changes with its 10th-generation ThinkPad X1 Carbon, a…

Disney+ Has 152 Million Subscribers, Ad-Supported Tier on the Way

In tandem with its quarterly earnings report, Disney announced that its Disney+ streaming service now…

Report: DOJ to File Antitrust Suit Against Google for Ads

A new report from Bloomberg claims that the U.S. Department of Justice will sue Google…

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Sorry, Google, but Apple Isn’t Listening (Premium)

Google’s “Get the Message” ad campaign is aimed at convincing Apple to adopt RCS. But…

Microsoft Finally Delivers Arm64EC for Windows 11

Over one year after Microsoft announced Arm64EC for Windows 11, Microsoft announced that this new…

Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2022 17.3

Microsoft has announced the release of Visual Studio 2022 17.3, which adds several new features…

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