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

Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Developer Kit for Windows 10 on ARM

One day before Build 2021, Qualcomm has announced a low-cost Snapdragon Developer Kit for those…

Apple TV, Spotify Getting Big Updates on Xbox

Microsoft announced some big video-related updates to the Apple TV and Spotify apps on Xbox…

Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Supports Touch Controls for Dual-Screen Devices

Surface Duo and other dual-screen devices can now access Xbox Cloud Gaming touch controls on…

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Review

Weighing under two pounds despite its 13-inch display, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano is the…

Hands-On with Android 12 Beta 1

At Google I/O 2021 this past week, Google announced that Android 12 would launch with…

HomePods to Gain Apple Music Lossless Support

The HomePod and HomePod Mini won't be compatible with Apple Music’s coming Lossless offering, but…

Microsoft Previews a Math Solver for Edge

Microsoft is adding a Math Solver feature to its Edge web browser that provides solutions…

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Ask Paul: May 21 (Premium)

Happy Friday! We’re in Boston as part of the busiest month of travel we’ve had…

Google is Opening a Retail Store in New York City

Google said that it would open a retail store location in New York City where…

Amazon to Host a Live Alexa Developer Event

Amazon will host a free, live virtual event aimed at Alexa skill builders, device makers,…

HBO Max to Add a Cheaper, Ad-Supported Tier

WarnerMedia announced today that it will soon add an ad-supported tier to HBO Max that…

Microsoft to Retire IE 11 in 2022. Mostly.

Microsoft announced that it will retire the desktop version of Internet Explorer 11 on June…

Google is Embracing RSS. Again.

It’s the technology that just won’t die, and for good reason: It works. So now…

Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 778G, New 5G Modems

Qualcomm today announced its Snapdragon 778G System on a Chip (SOC) for mid-range smartphones, offering…

Microsoft Details Deprecated and Removed Features in Windows 10 Version 21H1

With each new version of Windows 10, Microsoft removes certain legacy features. With version 21H1,…

Google Announces Flutter 2.2

At Google I/O 2021 today, Google announced the release of Flutter 2.2, the latest release…

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