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

Google Pixel 3a XL First Impressions

My plastic and purple-ish Pixel 3a XL arrived today, offering a first peek at Google’s…

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Apple Releases New TV App

Apple today announced the release of iOS 12.3 and tvOS 12.3, which bring the new…

Lenovo Targets SMBs with New ThinkBook Line

Lenovo today announced a new lineup of ThinkBook ultra-thin laptops aimed at small- and medium-sized…

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Remembering the Affordable Flagship (Premium)

I’ll be evaluating the recently-announced Google Pixel 3a XL this week. But let’s see. A…

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Apple, Allows Antitrust Suits

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that iPhone users could sue Apple for antitrust violations…

Tip: Auto-Delete Web and App Activity from Google

Google is allowing users to auto-delete web and app activity from their Google accounts on…

You Can Create Flutter Apps on Chrome OS

You can now write software on Chrome OS. Including, apparently, Android apps made with Flutter…

Is Digital Wellbeing Slowing Down Pixel Handsets?

A few Reddit posts claiming that Google’s Digital Wellbeing is slowing down the firm’s smartphones…

Google Pixel 3a XL Preview

I’ve ordered a Google Pixel 3a XL to compare it to the much more expensive…

Windows 10 is Active on 825 Million Devices

And as part of a recent reorganization, we also have a better understanding now about…

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Ask Paul: May 10 (Premium) (Updated)

Happy Friday! And welcome to the post-Build hangover edition of Ask Paul. UPDATE: Apologies: I…

Google Assistant is Finally Coming to Sonos One

18 months after it promised this functionality, Sonos will finally bring Google Assistant compatibility to…

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Now Available in Preview

Microsoft announced that Xbox Insiders in Preview Beta can join and test Xbox Game Pass…

Windows 10 + PWAs: A Progress Report

In October 2017, I spoke with Microsoft’s Jeff Burtoft and Aaron Gustafson about the company’s…

Facebook Co-Founder Calls for Breakup of Company

Facebook co-founder---and former Mark Zuckerberg college roommate---Chris Hughes has called for a breakup of the…

Android 9 Pie Adoption Up 250 Percent Over Previous Version

Google this week said that adoption of the latest Android version has skyrocketed compared to…

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