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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Intel Earnings Beat Expectations

Intel’s earnings beat expectations, with the microprocessor giant reporting record revenues for the fourth quarter…

Brave Says FLoC You to Google’s Topics API

Brave, which has been blocking Google’s FLoC since last April, now says that the new…

Microsoft Agrees to Xbox Subscription Auto-Renew Changes in the UK

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reached an agreement with Microsoft regarding auto-renewing…

Microsoft Highlights Windows 11 Momentum

Microsoft said today that Windows usage was up 10 percent over pre-pandemic levels and that…

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Programming Windows: Meanwhile, in Cupertino (Premium)

Microsoft wasn’t the only company prepping a major new desktop OS for 2001. Steve Jobs…

1.4 Billion

In its post-earnings conference call last night, Microsoft revealed that there are now over 1.4…

Microsoft Plans Public Preview of Android Apps on Windows 11, More in February

Windows fans have wondered when or if Microsoft would make new Windows 11 features available…

Samsung to Announce Galaxy S22 Lineup on February 9

Samsung revealed last night that it will host its next Galaxy Unpacked event in two…

EU Overturns Intel’s Antitrust Conviction, €1 Billion Fine

The EU General Court today annulled a 2009 antitrust decision against Intel, reversing its record…

Halo Infinite is the Biggest Halo Launch in History*

Microsoft announced today that Halo Infinite is the biggest launch in the history of the…

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Programming Windows: Hailstorm (Premium)

While Windows XP didn’t deliver much in the way of .NET functionality, Microsoft had other…

Analysis: Microsoft Earnings

Microsoft Delivers Another Monster Quarter

Today, Microsoft announced that it earned a net income of $18.8 billion on revenues of…

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The WinForms Notepad Project (2022): It’s (A)live! (Premium)

Well, this is rather scary: my C#/WinForms/.NET Framework 4.x version of .NETpad is now available…

Report: NVIDIA to Abandon Its $40 Billion Arm Acquisition

Bloomberg reports that NVIDIA is quietly preparing to abandon its $40 billion acquisition of Arm…

Google Kills FLoC, Pushes Forward with Topics

Well, here’s one Google cancelation that shouldn’t upset anyone: Google’s coming Privacy Sandbox will no…

Microsoft Finally Upgrades Surface Duo … to Android 11

Microsoft has quietly started upgrading the original Surface Duo to Android 11, which is not…

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