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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Amazon Prime Now Has Over 200 Million Subscribers

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos today delivered his 2020 letter to shareholders, spilling the…

Dell is Spinning Off VMWare

Dell announced that it will spin-off VMWare but will continue to partner with and co-engineer…

Microsoft is (Probably) Killing Timeline Now Too (UPDATED)

In the release notes to the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build, Microsoft reveals that…

Google Assistant Gets 5 Useful New Features

Today, Google announced five useful new features for its Assistant, including bringing its “find my…

Amazon Announces 2nd-Generation Echo Buds

The new second-generation version of Amazon’s Echo Buds earbuds is smaller and lighter than its…

Parallels Desktop 16.5 Ships with Native M1 Support

Parallels Desktop 16.5 is now available on the Mac, offering native M1 support. That said,…

Yes, Vivaldi Will Disable FLoC Too

Not to be outdone by DuckDuckGo and Brave, alternative browser maker Vivaldi has announced that…

Dell Updates Inspiron Laptops, Adds OLED Option to XPS 13

Today, Dell announced a redesigned family of Inspiron laptops in 13-, 14-, 15-, and 16-inch…

New Flight Simulator World Update Targets Europe

The fourth World Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator delivers more detailed flights around Belgium, France,…

Amazon Launches New Feature for the Xbox Skill for Alexa

In partnership with Microsoft, Amazon now lets customers directly download Xbox Game Pass titles using…

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Baby Steps Don’t Win the Race (Premium)

Watching Microsoft slowly evolve its Surface lineup is like watching paint dry. And after all…

Microsoft Announces Surface Laptop 4, New Accessories

It is, perhaps, the worst-kept secret in personal technology, but Microsoft today announced the Surface…

Google is Shutting Down Play Movies & TV on Smart TVs

Google revealed this week that it will replace its Play Movies & TV app on…

Brave is Blocking Google FLoC

Brave announced today that it is working to disable Google’s new Federated Learning of Cohorts…

HP Z2 SFF G8 Workstation First Impressions

Today, HP announced the next-generation versions of its entry-level Z2 workstations. I’m reviewing the small…

Microsoft Acquires Nuance for $19.7 Billion

Microsoft announced today that it will acquire AI software maker Nuance in an all-cash deal…

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