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

OnePlus Announces 9 Series Smartphones, OnePlus Watch

Today, OnePlus announced the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro smartphones and the firm’s first…

Microsoft Renames Xbox Live

In a subtle but important shift, Microsoft this week revealed that it is rebranding Xbox…

Microsoft May Buy Discord for $10+ Billion

Multiple independent reports state that Microsoft is in early talks to buy the messaging platform…

Microsoft and Google Partner on Web Browser Compatibility

Microsoft and Google announced today that they are partnering to identify and fix the top…

Opera Touch is Renamed to Opera on iOS

Three years after its initial release, the Opera Touch mobile web browser is being rebranded…

Microsoft to Soft Open its Headquarters on March 29

One year after issuing a mandatory work-from-home order to its employees, Microsoft will begin welcoming…

HP Announces New Envy Laptops, Mouse for Creators

HP this morning announced new Envy-branded laptops and convertible PCs aimed at the consumer creative…

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What I Use: Washington D.C. 2021 (Premium)

About a month ago, my wife and I began plotting our first real travel in…

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Ask Paul: March 19 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and welcome to this earlier- and slightly shorter-than-usual Ask Paul. I’m hoping to…

Barnes & Noble Teams with Lenovo on New Nook

There’s a new Nook 10 tablet in town, and this time it’s made by Lenovo,…

HP EliteBook x360 1040 G7 Review

I’ve been a fan of HP’s EliteBook line of premium portable PCs for years, and…

Windows 10 Version 21H1 is Available for Commercial Pre-Release Validation

Microsoft announced today that Windows 10 version 21H1 can now be validated by its commercial…

Google Brings Live Captioning to Google Chrome

A new Chrome feature called Live Caption leverages machine learning to bring captions to content…

Microsoft Partners with Twitch on Indie Games Showcase

Microsoft’s ID@Xbox and Twitch are teaming up for an indie game showcase on March 26…

GeForce NOW Raises Prices, But Not for Founders

NVIDIA announced today that it is raising the price of GeForce NOW from $4.99 per…

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Imaging Matters (Premium)

In 2013, I attended the Nokia Lumia 1020 launch in New York City and was…

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