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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Apple Event Recap: iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro, More

At a virtual event today, Apple announced new M1-based iMacs and iPad Pros, a new…

Microsoft Announces ID@Azure

Microsoft today announced a new program called ID@Azure that’s aimed at game creators who want…

Microsoft Announces More Xbox Game Pass Titles for April

Microsoft today announced the third set of titles that will come to Xbox Game Pass…

News and Interests Flyout Comes to Beta and Release Preview Rings

Originally expected to debut in Windows 10 version 21H2, the new News and Interests flyout…

Google Announces Fitbit Luxe Tracker

Fitbit is set to launch its first new product after being acquired by Google, a…

Microsoft Partnered with Rainway on Xbox Cloud Gaming

A video streaming company called Rainway says that it partnered with Microsoft to bring Xbox…

April Updates for Xbox Bring Changes to Console, Mobile

Microsoft today announced the latest monthly set of updates for Xbox across console and the…

Microsoft Announces Visual Studio 2022

Microsoft said today that it will release the first public preview of Visual Studio 2022…

UK Government Intervenes in NVIDIA Acquisition of ARM

The UK government said today that it was intervening in the proposed sale of ARM…

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The Downgrade Test: OnePlus 9 Pro vs. Google Pixel 4a 5G (Premium)

On the surface, it’s not at all fair to compare the flagship OnePlus 9 Pro…

You Can Test the Unified Microsoft Edge Codebase on Android

Microsoft quietly launched a version of Edge Canary on Android, giving enthusiasts their first peek…

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Ask Paul: April 16 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here’s another great set of reader questions so we can kick off the…

Microsoft Doesn’t Commit to Blocking FLoC

Brave’s doing it. Vivaldi’s doing. Mozilla’s doing it. Even DuckDuckGo is doing it. But where…

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What I Use: OneDrive Folder Backup (Premium)

I’ve added a OneDrive feature I call Folder Backup to my daily workflow, which lets…

Apple Fitness+ Adds New Workouts, More

Apple announced today that it has added several new workouts, new trainers, and a new…

Microsoft Edge 90 Launches with Password Monitor, More

Microsoft today started deploying version 90 of its Edge web browser, adding a new Password…

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