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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The Google Phone (Premium)

With every new generation of Nexus and Pixel handsets, Google has teased that this time,…

Microsoft Pauses Free Trials of Windows 365

Overwhelmed by demand, Microsoft has halted free trials of its new Windows 365 service so…

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The $499 PlayStation 5 is Already Profitable

While Microsoft is looking to its cloud-based future for videogame profits, Sony has consistently found…

Microsoft to Require Vaccinations at All U.S. Locations

Microsoft will require its employees and all others to be fully vaccinated before they can…

Waze Now Offers a Halo Infinite Theme

Microsoft has partnered with Waze to provide a Halo Infinity-inspired theme for the driving app…

Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for August

Microsoft today announced the first titles coming to Xbox Game Pass across console, PC, and…

Hands-On with Windows 365 on Mac, Chromebook, and iPad

Yesterday, I looked at the experience of using Windows 365 on Windows 10/11 using the…

Chrome OS 92 Brings eSIM Support, Google Meet, More

Google has released Chrome OS 92, which supports eSIMs, bundles Google Meet, and offers other…

Windows 11 Tip: Change Default Apps

For all the talk about calmness and simplicity, there’s one area in which Windows 11…

Hands-On with Microsoft Windows 365

Microsoft released Windows 365 to its commercial customers today, so I obviously had to jump…

Windows 365 is Now Available for $20 Per User Per Month and Up

Microsoft announced the immediate availability of Windows 365 for businesses of all sizes, and with…

Google Announces Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

They are among the most open of secrets in personal technology, but now they’re official:…

Intel Exec Leaks Thunderbolt 5

An Intel executive visiting the firm’s Israel-based facilities posted a photo that inadvertently leaked some…

Hands-On with the HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8

The HP EliteBook 840 Aero utilizes a magnesium alloy to shave the PC’s weight down…

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To the Web: Mozilla Firefox (Premium)

Written off for its shrinking usage share, Mozilla Firefox may nonetheless be the ultimate browser…

iPad Sales Fell in Q2, But It Still Dominates

The market researchers at Canalys claim that iPad sales fell slightly in Q2 2021, but…

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