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

Report: Apple Extends its Lead in the Tablet Market

Canalys claims that Apple saw iPad unit sales growth of 50.3 percent in the first…

Report: Chromebook Success Continues into 2021

A new report claims that Chromebook sales surged 275 percent in the first quarter of…

Nintendo Switch Hits 85 Million Units Sold

Nintendo has now sold 85 million Switch portable videogame consoles, with 28.8 million units sold…

Microsoft to Allow EU Customers to Store All Data in the EU

Microsoft announced today that it will allow commercial and public sector customers in the EU…

Google Says it Will Move Towards No Passwords

While Microsoft has long embraced a world of “no passwords,” Google has been a bit…

Microsoft Doesn’t Make a Profit on Xbox Consoles

A Microsoft executive admitted during the Apple v. Epic court case that the software giant’s…

Google Compromises on Remote Work

After employees balked at Google’s aggressive return to work schedule, the online giant said that…

HP Elite Folio First Impressions

Announced at CES 2021, the HP Elite Folio is a spiritual successor to the HP…

More Problems for Stadia

There’s some more bad news for Google Stadia this week: Product lead John Justice has…

Google Announces Entertainment Space for Android Tablets

Google today announced a new feature for Android tablets called Entertainment Space that combines access…

Acer TravelMate Spin P4 First Impressions

The Acer TravelMate Spin P4 is a durable 14-inch business-class convertible PC that combines excellent…

Google Releases Android Studio 4.2

Google today announced the release of Android Studio 4.2, a minor update to its flagship…

Microsoft to Remove Flash from Windows in July

Way back in 2017, Microsoft announced the schedule by which it would phase out support…

Amazon Brings Alexa Show Mode to Lenovo PCs

Amazon announced today that Alexa Show Mode is now available on Windows 10, but only…

Adobe Further Integrates Creative Cloud with Google Workspace

Adobe announced today that it will be deepening the integration between its Creative Cloud and…

Intel to Expand Manufacturing Operations in New Mexico

Intel announced that it will spend $3.5 billion to expand its manufacturing operations in Rio…

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