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.

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Sony Partners with Discord

Sony announced today that it will integrate Discord with PlayStation on consoles and mobile as…

Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for May

Microsoft has announced the first set of Xbox Game Pass titles to arrive this month…

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Verizon Sells AOL and Yahoo

Verizon announced today that it will sell AOL and Yahoo to Global Management for $5…

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Windows 10 Throwback: September 30, 2014 (Premium)

On September 30, 2014, I sat in a small audience with Mary Jo Foley as…

Microsoft’s Store Fee Change Could Come to Xbox Too

Microsoft’s decision to reduce its fees for game developers in its mobile store in Windows…

Tip: Install Windows 10 Version 21H1 Right Now

Microsoft revealed this week that it has finalized Windows 10 version 21H1 and will soon…

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Ask Paul: April 30 (Premium)

Happy Friday! I’m kicking off the weekend extra-early today because my wife and I are…

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EU Charges Apple with App Store Antitrust Violations

The European Commission has formally charged Apple with antitrust violations related to its mobile app…

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Amazon Just Had Its Biggest First Quarter Ever

And you thought Apple’s financials were hard to explain. Amazon just delivered a net income…

Show Changes is Now Available in Excel for the Web

Microsoft announced today that the Show Changes feature is now generally available in Excel for…

Vivaldi 3.8 is How the Cookie Notifications Crumble

Vivaldi has released new versions of its desktop and Android web browsers. Both include a…

Epic Won’t Release Fortnite on Xbox Cloud Gaming

Epic Games revealed in its depositions in the Apple antitrust case that it will not…

Qualcomm Revenues Jump 52 Percent

Microprocessor giant Qualcomm this week reported that it earned a net income of $1.8 billion…

Samsung Delivers a Monster Quarter of Its Own

Samsung delivered a net income of $6.4 billion on revenues of $59 billion in the…

Apple Delivers Another Record Quarter

Apple reported record quarterly earnings last night, with a net income of $23.6 billion on…

Microsoft Eases Fees for PC Game Developers

Microsoft announced today that it will lower its Microsoft Store fees for PC game developers…

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