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.

Paul Thurrott’s Recent Posts

OnePlus Won’t Sell the Base Model 9 Pro in the U.S., Canada

Citing ongoing component shortages, OnePlus admitted that it won’t be bringing the base model OnePlus…

Google Releases Android 12 Beta 3

Today, Google announced the immediate availability of Android 12 Beta 3, which ships with the…

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Microsoft Announces Windows 365

Microsoft is branding its Cloud PC service as Windows 365 and will offer it to…

Amazon Alexa Comes to Third-Party Smart TVs Powered by LG webOS

LG announced today that Amazon Alexa is coming to a wide range of third-party smart…

Google Makes Stadia More Attractive to Developers

As part of its virtual Google for Games Developer Summit, Google today announced dramatically better…

Xbox Family Settings App Adds Spending Management

Microsoft’s Xbox Family Settings app has been updated to support a way to manage how…

Mozilla Releases Firefox 90

Mozilla Firefox 90 supports background updating, HTTPS-only exceptions, Print to PDF improvements, and private browsing…

France Fines Google $593 Million

France fined $593 million for ignoring a 2020 ruling that requires the search giant to…

PC Sales Growth is Slowing Down

As expected, PC sales growth is slowing dramatically as the global pandemic winds down, with…

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Microsoft Could Miss an Opportunity with Windows 11 (Premium)

While it’s not too late for Microsoft to avoid disaster, I feel like it’s going…

Google Releases the Android Game Development Kit

As part of its Google for Games Developer Summit 2021 event, Google today announced the…

Google is Moving Users to New Drive Sync Client

Google’s consumer and commercial customers will soon transition to a new Google Drive sync client…

Google to Fight 2018 EU Antitrust Finding

A Reuters report says that Google will try to overturn a 2018 EU antitrust ruling…

Microsoft to Acquire RiskIQ

Microsoft announced this morning that it will acquire RiskIQ, which makes threat intelligence and attack…

Acer TravelMate Spin P4 Review

The Acer TravelMate Spin P4 is a business-class convertible laptop with a 14-inch IPS display,…

Windows 11 Feature Focus: Snap Groups

Like Snap Layouts, Snap Groups is a new Windows 11 feature that builds on the…

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