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

Google Quietly Adds DuckDuckGo to Chrome 73

The latest version of Google’s Chrome web browser now lets you select DuckDuckGo as the…

Premium

A Few Thoughts About xCloud and the Future of Xbox (Premium)

Yesterday, Microsoft provided its first public demonstration of Project xCloud, its coming cross-platform game streaming…

Premium

Google’s Hardware Failure is Inevitable (Premium)

According to a new report, Google is scaling back its hardware ambitions and will downsize…

Premium

Spotify’s Complaint Against Apple in EU Could Drive Real Change (Premium)

Tired of its discriminatory and anti-competitive behavior, Spotify has accused Apple of breaching EU antitrust…

Microsoft Brings DirectX 12 to Windows 7 … For Some Reason

Windows 7 is heading off into the support sunset soon. So why on earth would…

Microsoft, Google Have Both Updated Their Mobile Apps for the Blind

Microsoft and Google have updated their mobile apps that help those who are blind or…

CSHTML5 is Now Open Source

CSHTML5, a popular solution for developers who wish to use C#, XAML, and Visual Studio…

Microsoft to Nag Windows 7 Users to Upgrade

Microsoft revealed today that it will begin nagging Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows…

HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 First Impressions

HP is overhauling its OfficeJet Pro lineup for small businesses, with a simpler and smaller…

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019 Arrives with a Version for Mac Too

Corel is releasing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019 today, and it comes with a few surprises,…

Microsoft Announces 13 New ID@Xbox Titles Ahead of GDC 2019

Microsoft today announced the arrival of 13 new game titles made by independent developers in…

Google App Joins the 5 Billion Downloads Club

Google’s eponymous mobile app has reached 5 billion downloads on the Google Play Store, the…

NVIDIA Snags Mellanox Out From Under Intel

NVIDIA outbid microprocessor giant Intel, which was looking to use Mellanox to expand its datacenter…

Premium

I Need a Better Podcast App (Premium)

I’ve long used and recommended Pocket Casts, but it’s become a confusing and complex mess.…

Buy an Xbox One, Get a Free Game

Microsoft is holding yet another sale on the Xbox One S and X, this time…

Crackdown 2 is Now Free on Xbox One

Microsoft announced that it has made Crackdown 2 available for free on Xbox One via…

Windows Intelligence In Your Inbox

Sign up for our new free newsletter to get three time-saving tips each Friday

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Thurrott © 2024 Thurrott LLC