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

Focus Mode Comes Out of Beta on Android

Google announced today that Focus mode, a new digital wellbeing tool in Android, is now…

New Games Coming to Xbox Game Pass in December

Today, Microsoft revealed the new titles that are coming to Xbox Game Pass for Console…

Microsoft Ships .NET Core 3.1

Microsoft today delivered .NET Core 3.1, the latest version of its cross-platform SDK and runtime…

Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 865 and 765

Mobile microprocessor giant Qualcomm today announced its Snapdragon 865, which lacks 5G, and 765, which…

Microsoft Edge to Feature Improved Tracking Protection

Today, Microsoft outlined the ways in which it is improving its Edge browser’s use of…

Halo: Reach is Now Available on the PC

Halo: Reach is now available on the PC for the first time as part of…

Firefox 71 Brings Picture-in-Picture Capabilities

Mozilla today announced the availability of Firefox 71, which brings picture-in-picture (PIP) capabilities to Windows.

Microsoft Expands Seeing AI to 5 New Languages

Microsoft announced that its Seeing AI mobile app for those with blindness and low vision…

Google Fixes Problems, Brings Pixel 4 Features to Older Pixels

Google’s December Pixel Security Update fixes several issues on Pixel 4 and brings some Pixel…

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2019: The Year in Smartphone Cameras (Premium)

The conversation about the top smartphone cameras has revolved around Huawei and Google in recent…

Huawei’s Latest Smartphones, Network Gear are “America-Free”

Here’s one thing the U.S. government might not have considered when it banned Huawei from…

Cyber Monday Comes Early to Microsoft Store

You didn’t think you were done shopping, did you? Today, Microsoft announced new Cyber Monday…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: Themes (Premium)

While we’re still missing several difficult-to-implement Notepad features, I decided to take a look at…

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Microsoft Still Doesn’t Get Consumers (Premium)

Nothing says more about Microsoft’s inability to understand consumers than the pointless new features it’s…

Google Explains Pixel 4’s Astrophotography Capabilities

The Pixel 4 extends Google’s Night Sight low-light photography feature to include astrophotography capabilities.

HP Beats Financial Forecast as Xerox Gets Aggressive

With Xerox hot on its heels, HP Inc.---the PC and printer company---announced better than expected…

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