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

Microsoft Issues New Windows Insider Preview Build to Dev and Beta

And the window that currently allows those in the Dev channel to switch over to…

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What’s a Computer? (Premium)

Those of us who have been around awhile always recoil a bit when confronted by…

GitHub to Require 2FA by the End of 2023

Microsoft announced today that GitHub will require all contributors to enroll in two-factor authentication (2FA)…

Amazon Kindle Now Supports EPUB

I wasn’t aware that Amazon was transitioning away from the MOBI format on its Kindle…

AMD Reports Record Quarterly Revenue

AMD last night reported that it earned a net income of $786 million on record…

Microsoft Releases the May Xbox Update

The May Xbox Update brings an activity feed with stories to the Xbox app on…

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Programming Windows: Frankenstein (Premium)

On February 29, 2012, Steven Sinofsky stepped onto a small stage at the Hotel Miramar…

Mozilla Releases Firefox 100

Mozilla today announced the release of Firefox 100 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, adding new…

Google Issues the May 2022 Pixel Update

Google’s supported Pixel handsets are already receiving the May 2022 update, which fixes bugs and…

Google Announces New Developer Course: Android Basics with Compose

If you’re looking to get into Android software development but don’t have any experience, Google…

HP Launches Scanners for the Hybrid Work Era

HP today announced four new ScanJet scanners aimed at businesses of all sizes that are…

Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 Review

The Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 is the first PC I’ve reviewed that utilizes Intel’s 12th-Gen…

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Intel Earnings Beat Estimates, Arrive with a Warning

Intel this week reported a quarterly net income of $8.1 billion on revenues of $18.4…

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Ask Paul: April 29 (Premium)

Well, this turned into a pretty dark week for Windows fans, but it’s Friday, and…

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Apple Delivers Another Blockbuster Quarter

Apple announced today that it earned a net income of $25 billion on revenues of…

Amazon Revenues Hit $116.4 Billion in Q1

Retailing giant Amazon announced that it lost $3.8 billion on revenues of $116.4 billion in…

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