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

U.S. Steps Back from the Huawei Cliff, for Now

The United States government announced Monday that it has temporarily eased its dramatic trade restrictions…

Google Has a Great Tip for Securing Your Online Account

On Friday, Google published the results of a year-long study on wide-scale and targeted account…

Now Pixel 3a Has a Reliability Issue of Its Own

Google’s Pixel handsets have been dogged by reliability issues since the line's inception. But there…

Report: Google Suspends Business with Huawei

If true, this could mark the beginning of the end of Huawei’s smartphone and smart…

Microsoft Cuts the Price of Surface Headphones by $100

In a sure sign that they are selling poorly, Microsoft has cut the price of…

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Ask Paul: May 17 (Premium) (Updated)

UPDATE: I've updated the "Software in college" answer after speaking to my son. --Paul Happy…

OnePlus 7 Pro First Impressions

This year has seen a resurgence in smartphone innovation and excitement. And with the OnePlus…

Google Clarifies What’s Happening to “Works with Nest”

Google’s surprise announcement that it would replace its Home brand with Nest was well-received. Then…

Google Pixel 3 XL Review

This is an awkward time to review the Google Pixel 3 XL, I know. So…

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Microsoft is Already Winning in Cloud Game Streaming (Premium)

  I’ve been pushing the notion that Microsoft could win big in cloud-based game streaming…

Microsoft Partners with Sony … on Gaming?!

In a surprise announcement, Microsoft revealed today that it is partnering with video game rival…

Amazon Updates Fire 7 Tablets

Amazon today unveiled an update to its $50 Fire 7 tablet that offers more performance…

Microsoft Launches May 2019 Xbox Update

The May 2019 Xbox Update is now available with improvements to your friends list, messaging,…

Steam Link is Available Again on iOS and Apple TV

A year after Apple controversially blocked its availability, the Steam Link app is finally available…

Instagram Direct is Dead

Instagram is shutting down Instagram Direct, its erstwhile SnapChat competitor, a little over a year…

U.S. Officially Blacklists Huawei (Updated)

The U.S. government formally added Huawei to its Entity List, barring it from doing business…

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