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
Huawei Launches Mate 30 Series Without Google Apps
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- Sep 19, 2019
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As expected, Huawei launched the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro smartphones today. But the…
Living with Chromebook: First Steps (Premium)
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- Sep 18, 2019
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Chromebooks are often touted as a simpler and less expensive alternative to a Windows laptop. And that’s true, to a point. But many…
COD: Modern Warfare Beta Test Comes to Xbox One
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- Sep 18, 2019
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Xbox One gamers who preorder Call of Duty: Modern Warfare can partake in a cross-platform…
Pocket Casts is Now Free on Mobile
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- Sep 18, 2019
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After a disastrous launch of its latest major app version, Pocket Casts has lost a…
Google to Offer Stadia Premiere Edition Too
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- Sep 18, 2019
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The Stadia Founder’s Edition is still available in the United States, but it has already…
Google Fi Offers an Unlimited Plan Now
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 17, 2019
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Google has launched an Unlimited plan for Google Fi that also provides 100 GB of…
OnePlus 7T to Launch Next Week
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- Sep 17, 2019
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And OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has revealed the final design of the OnePlus 7T Pro…
.NET Core 3.0 Hits Release Candidate Phase
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Microsoft has announced the release of .NET Core 3.0 Release Candidate (RC1), a near-final version…
Amazon Music HD Offers Lossless Quality
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Amazon today announced the immediate availability of Amazon Music HD, which delivers millions of songs…
Gears 5 Off to a Record Start, Microsoft Says
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- Sep 16, 2019
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Microsoft announced today that Gears 5 set new records on Xbox Game Pass during its…
Automatic Phone Backup Comes to Google One
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 14, 2019
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Google has announced that all Google One subscribers will now get automatic phone backup of…
Walt Disney Studios and Microsoft Partner on Azure
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- Sep 13, 2019
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The Walt Disney Studios and Microsoft have announced a partnership to create, produce and distribute…
Programming Windows: Another Quick Progress Report (Premium)
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 13, 2019
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We’re now three months and over 50 articles into the Programming Windows series. Here’s another…
Google Photos Adds a Memories Feature
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 13, 2019
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Google announced this week that it is adding a Memories feature to Google Photos that…
Programming Windows: The End of an Era (Premium)
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 12, 2019
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On October 27, 1998, Microsoft announced that the oft-delayed Windows NT 5.0 would be renamed…
Weird Screenshot Issue in Windows 10 is “Resolved”
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 12, 2019
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Microsoft revealed today that it has resolved an “orange tint” issue in Windows 10 version…