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

Hands-On with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 Public Betas

Yesterday, Apple released the first public betas of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and its other…

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So, What About Windows 10? (Premium)

Lost in all the excitement and controversy around Windows 11 is the little OS that…

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Windows 11: Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, and Unknown Unknowns (Premium)

In honor of the late Donald Rumsfeld, I’d like to address what’s happening with the…

AT&T is Moving its 5G Mobile Network to the Microsoft Cloud

Microsoft and AT&T announced today that AT&T is moving its existing and future 5G mobile…

Neeva is Yet Another Search Engine Not Named Google

The search wars are heating up. A new paid contender, called Neeva, was started by…

RunAsRadio 782: What Happened to Windows 10X with Paul Thurrott

Richard Campbell and Paul Thurrott chat about the ongoing saga at Microsoft to create a…

Google is Replacing Android APK with AAB

And if you don’t know what that means, that’s OK, it probably just means that…

Movement Health Comes to Amazon Halo

Amazon’s Halo health wearable now supports the Movement Health feature that the online giant announced…

Doom Eternal is Now Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Microsoft’s Bethesda Softworks announced a major upgrade to Doom Eternal that brings optimizations for the…

Amazon Introduces Reading Sidekick with Alexa

Amazon today announced Reading Sidekick, a new Alexa feature that requires an Amazon Kids+ subscription…

Microsoft Unveils the Games with Gold Titles for July 2021

With July just days away, Microsoft has revealed which Games with Gold titles it will…

HP Announces Its Lightest Consumer Laptop

The Pavilion Aero weighs just 2.1 pounds, making it HP’s lightest consumer laptop. It’s also…

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The Second Coming of Windows on ARM (Premium)

Lost amid all the excitement around Windows 11 are some much-needed improvements to Windows on…

Federal Judge Throws Out Facebook Antitrust Cases

Citing a lack of evidence, a US District Court judge has thrown out two federal…

Microsoft is Bringing Dynamic Refresh Rate Support to Windows 11

Microsoft announced that Windows 11 will support dynamic refresh rates on compatible displays, offering better…

Google to Require Play Store Developers to Use 2-Step Verification

In a reasonable move, Google will require developers who publish apps to the Play Store…

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