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

Halo Infinite to Support Cross-Play and Cross-Progression

Microsoft today announced that its upcoming game Halo Infinite will support multiplayer cross-play and cross-progression…

Microsoft Gets Ready for Windows 10 Version 21H1

It’s finally here: Microsoft has announced that it will soon start delivering the May 2021…

Australia Takes on Apple and Google Apps Stores

It just keeps piling up, and now the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has…

Samsung Galaxy Book Goes Pro

At a virtual Galaxy Unpacked event today, Samsung announced two new members of its Galaxy…

Spotify Now Has 356 Million Users

As part of its quarterly earnings report, Spotify this week said that it now has…

Microsoft Wants a New Font

Microsoft this week announced that it would replace Calibri as the default font for all…

Sony Has Sold Almost 8 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles

Despite rampant component shortages, Sony still managed to sell 7.8 million PlayStation 5 consoles through…

AMD’s Datacenter Revenues More Than Doubled in Quarter

AMD announced that it earned a net income of $555 million on revenues of $3.4…

Microsoft Posts Huge Numbers in Latest Quarter

Microsoft today announced that it earned a net income of $15.5 billion on revenues of…

Alphabet Announces Quarterly Results

Google parent company Alphabet announced that it earned a net income of $17.9 billion on…

Amazon Announces New Fire HD 10 Tablets

Amazon today announced new versions of its Fire HD 10 and Fire HD 10 Plus…

Windows 10 Version 20H2 Hits 40 Percent Usage Share

Windows 10 version 20H2 is now neck-and-neck with its predecessor, Windows 10 version 2004, with…

Report: EU to Charge Apple With Antitrust Violations

The European Commission could charge Apple with sweeping antitrust violations as soon as this week,…

Viva Learning Enters Public Preview

Microsoft announced today that its Viva Learning service is now available in public preview to…

Apple Releases iOS 14.5 with New Privacy Controls

Apple today announced the release of iOS 14.5, which adds new privacy controls, Apple Watch…

Roku May Lose YouTube TV

Roku has alerted its customers that Google’s anticompetitive business practices may force it to remove…

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