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.

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Yubikey 5Ci Delivers USB-C and Lightning Connectors

Yubico today announced the latest addition to its family of multi-protocol security keys, the Yubikey…

Apple TV+ Pricing, Content Plans Leak

Separate reports reveal more details about Apple TV+, the coming video streaming service, ahead of…

Nest Gets Google Accounts, Alexa Integration

With its Nest smart home business now integrated into Google Home, Google is enabling Nest…

HP Launches New OMEN and Pavilion Gaming Hardware, Software

At Gamescom 2019 today, HP announced new OMEN gaming hardware and software and a new…

Microsoft Releases Two Windows 10 19H2 Builds, Again

For the second time, Microsoft has released two separate Windows 10 19H2 builds to the…

Former Siri Boss Joins Microsoft

Bill Stasior, who led Apple’s Siri efforts for several years, has joined Microsoft to lead…

Xbox/PS4 Cross-Platform Play is Coming to PUBG

PUBG announced today that it will bring cross-platform play between Xbox One and PlayStation 4…

Google Duo is Getting a Low Light Mode

To help users connect in non-optimal lighting conditions, Google Duo is picking up a new…

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In Orbit Outside Samsung’s Galaxy (Premium)

At various times over the years, I’ve tried to make the Samsung ecosystem part of…

Microsoft to Acquire jClarity

Microsoft announced today that it will acquire jClarity to help drive increased performance for Java…

Microsoft is Bringing Ori and the Blind Forest to Nintendo Switch

Microsoft announced today that it is working with Moon Studios to bring Ori and the…

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Programming Windows: Windows 95 (Premium)

The success of Windows 3.0 and 3.1 had catapulted one of Microsoft’s biggest embarrassments into…

Apple is Copying Mozilla’s Anti-Tracking Policy

Apple has quietly revealed that it will implement an anti-tracking policy for its WebKit browser…

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Programming Windows: Hello, Visual J++ (Premium)

Visual J++ is a historical footnote today, but it’s fascinating to go back and see…

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Programming Windows: Microsoft and Java (Premium)

Fearing that Microsoft would try to undermine Java by creating incompatible versions that only ran…

Microsoft Has First Major Impact on Chrome

Thanks to the open-source nature of Chromium, Microsoft has had its first major and positive…

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