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

Android Now Supports Rust for Low-Level Code

While most people associate Java and maybe Kotlin with Android, the low-level parts of the…

More Games Are Coming to Xbox Game Pass This Month

This is a bit earlier than usual, but Microsoft today announced several new titles that…

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The Downgrade Test (Premium)

This is when a review gets personal, when my mind narrows from its focus on…

Razer Book 13 Review

Powered by Intel Evo, the Razer Book 13 is a premium Ultrabook from an unexpected…

Google Wins Java Copyright Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in Google v. Oracle and sided 6-2 with the…

LG Exits the Smartphone Business

Well, it’s finally happened: Bowing to the inevitable, LG this morning announced that it is…

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New Year, New Travel Tech (Premium)

What a difference a pandemic makes: With our vaccinations scheduled, we’ve started plotting some long-delayed…

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano First Impressions

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano takes the notion of a thin and light Ultrabook to…

Google/Nest Wifi is Moving to the Google Home App

Google notified customers of its Google Wifi and Nest Wifi systems that it is moving…

Pixel 6 Could Feature Google’s First Mobile Processor

After pioneering custom silicon in previous Pixel models, Google could ship its own mobile microprocessor…

Microsoft Pushes Back Return to Offices to September

Microsoft has had a change of heart after previously announcing that it would open its…

Apple Arcade Expands to Include Past Classics

Apple announced today that it is expanding the available games in Apple Arcade by adding…

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Ask Paul: April 2 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and Happy Easter if you’re celebrating. Let’s get the weekend off to an…

The OnePlus 9 Series is Now Available

Announced on March 23, the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro are now available for…

MLB The Show 21 is Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One

Long-time PlayStation exclusive “MLB The Show” is coming to Xbox consoles and, it turns out,…

Kensington VeriMark Desktop Fingerprint Key First Impressions

Kensington recently announced its VeriMark Desktop Fingerprint Key, which lets you add Windows Hello fingerprint…

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