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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Brave Now Has Over 50 Million Users

Brave announced today that its flagship web browser surpassed over 50 million monthly active users…

Rainbow Six Extraction Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One

Microsoft announced today that Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Extraction is coming to all versions of Xbox…

Amazon Has Sold Over 150 Million Fire TV Devices

Amazon announced today that it has sold over 150 million Fire TV devices to date,…

Sony Announces VR2 and VR2 Sense Controller for PlayStation 5

While Microsoft continues to ignore virtual reality on its own gaming consoles, Sony continues to…

HP Announces New Dragonfly, Many More Portable and Desktop PCs

HP is announcing a wide range of portable and desktop PCs across its consumer, business,…

Dell Announces XPS 13 Plus

Boasting a gorgeous, minimalist design, the Dell XPS 13 Plus features larger keys, a capacitive…

Google Delivers January Update for Pixel, But Not for Pixel 6 Series

For the second month in a row, Google has issued a monthly update to all…

Microsoft, Qualcomm Partner on Custom AR Chipsets

Qualcomm announced today that it is partnering with Microsoft on custom chipsets for augmented reality…

12th-Generation Intel Core Chipsets Come to Mobile PCs

Intel today announced 28 new 12th-generation Core mobile processors along with an additional 22 desktop…

Here Come the First PCs with Microsoft’s Pluton Security Chip

Over one year after Microsoft first announced its Pluton security chip, we’re finally seeing the…

AMD Unveils Its Ryzen 6000 Series Mobile Processors

AMD has unveiled its Ryzen 6000 Series mobile processors, which combines an improved Zen 3+…

Windows Developer Team Tweets a Programming Mistake

The Windows Developer team wanted to celebrate the New Year by tweeting some software code…

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Programming Windows: What is .NET? (Premium)

Developers curious about the future of the Microsoft developer stack filed into PDC 2000 in…

Microsoft Announces First Xbox Game Pass Titles for January

Today, Microsoft announced the Xbox Game Pass titles it will make available in the first…

OnePlus Previews the OnePlus 10 Pro

OnePlus has begun teasing its upcoming flagship, the OnePlus 10 Pro, which features a distinctive…

Samsung Launches the Galaxy S21 FE at $699

The long-delayed Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features a Snapdragon 888 process and a high refresh…

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