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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Amazon Announces a Smaller, Cheaper Echo Show

Amazon today announced a smaller version of its Echo Show smart display that will retail…

Smartphone Sales Fell 4.5 Percent in Q1 2019

Now that both IDC and Gartner have weighed in on first-quarter smartphone sales, we have…

Apple and Google Are at War Over Privacy (Premium)

Apple and Google are both terrible in their own ways. But while one has the…

No, Turning Off Digital Wellbeing Does Not Improve Performance

Google has debunked claims that disabling Digital Wellbeing on its Pixel handsets will somehow dramatically…

Usage Data Confirms Slow Rollout of Windows 10 Version 1903

The latest AdDuplex data suggests that Microsoft’s rollout of Windows 10 version 1903 will indeed…

Microsoft Announces Modern OS

Microsoft talked up the need for something it calls Modern OS. And it does not…

Microsoft Celebrates 10 Years of Bing

Microsoft is celebrating the 10th anniversary of launching Bing as its fourth try at an…

Exclusive: Microsoft Plots a Transition Year for Windows 10

Windows 10 Home Ultra Explained. Again. (Updated)

Last year, we exclusively reported on Microsoft’s plans to split up its Windows 10 Home…

I Love What’s Happening to the PC (Premium)

For a device type that is supposedly in freefall, the PC has never looked better…

Hands-On with New Microsoft Edge Preview for Mac

I was traveling last week when Microsoft announced its first preview release of the new…

Microsoft is Making a Pro IntelliMouse Too

A year and a half after it first teased the return of the classic wired…

Tip: Configure Paste Options in OneNote for Windows 10

You need to know about this if you’re as annoyed as I am by how…

Hands-On: Sonos One with Google Assistant

Excited by the possibility of integrating Sonos smart speakers into my whole-house audio system, I…

Lenovo Smart Clock First Impressions

Lenovo’s new Smart Clock is a modern take on the alarm clock with Google Assistant…

iFixit Examines Apple’s 4th Try at Butterfly Keyboard

The teardown experts at iFixit revealed today that Apple has made two minor changes to…

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Acer is Onto Something in the Premium PC Market (Premium)

While most of the PC market has rallied around gaming and premium PCs for growth,…

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