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
Microsoft, VA Bring Xbox Adaptive Controller to Veterans
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- Apr 30, 2019
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Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are partnering to provide the Xbox…
Wolfenstein II, Wargroove, More Coming to Xbox Game Pass
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Microsoft is adding Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and several other titles to Xbox Game Pass…
Samsung’s Smartphones Took Another Hit in Most Recent Quarter
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As part of its most recent quarterly earnings, Samsung said that profits from its smartphone…
Games with Gold for May Debuts a Day Early
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Microsoft has announced the four new titles in Games with Gold for May, and the…
Thinking About Google’s Smartphone Problems (Premium)
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Google’s smartphone problems are easy to identify and hard to fix: They’re too unreliable, too…
Alphabet Quarterly Results Underwhelm Investors
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- Apr 29, 2019
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Alphabet---Google’s parent company---delivered net income of $6.66 billion on revenues of $36.3 billion for the…
OnePlus Goes Old School to Promote New Phone
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OnePlus took out a full-page ad for the OnePlus 7 Pro in today’s New York…
Week One with the Google Pixel 3 XL
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- Apr 29, 2019
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I’ve been using a Google Pixel 3 XL since last week. Here are a few…
Microsoft to Exclude Minecraft Creator from Game’s 10th Anniversary
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With the 10th anniversary of the hit game Minecraft approaching, Microsoft says the game’s creator…
Apple Powerbeats Pro Available for Preorder This Friday, Available a Week Later
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- Apr 29, 2019
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Apple's Powerbeats Pro wireless earphones will cost $250 and be available for preorder this Friday,…
OnePlus 7 Pro Has a Superior Display
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- Apr 29, 2019
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We’re still two weeks away from the handset’s launch, but DisplayMate has given the OnePlus…
Chrome Mobile Susceptible to Phishing Attacks
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- Apr 29, 2019
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A software developer has identified a simple exploit in the mobile version of Google Chrome…
Windows 10 Version 1809 Hits 29.3 Percent Usage Share
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- Apr 29, 2019
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With the next version of Windows 10 waiting in the wings, the latest version of…
Spotify Has 100 Million Paid Subscribers
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- Apr 29, 2019
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As part of its quarterly earnings announcement, Spotify said that it has 100 million paying…
PlayStation 4 Has Sold Nearly 100 Million Units
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- Apr 27, 2019
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Sony revealed this week that it has sold 96.8 million PlayStation 4 consoles and that…
Google Gives a Thumbs-Up to Chromium-Based Microsoft Edge
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- Apr 27, 2019
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Microsoft’s decision to adopt Chromium as the basis for future versions of its Edge web…