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

Android is Getting Official Support for Folding Displays, 5G, More

Google announced that it will formally support foldable displays, 5G communications, RCS messaging, and more…

What if This is the Real Future of Windows?

Qualcomm is Bringing 5G to PCs, Cars, and Homes Too

As it did previously with microprocessors, Qualcomm is expanding its lineup of 5G modems to…

Kinect Lives On as Azure Kinect

At the start of yesterday’s HoloLens 2 announcement, Satya Nadella indicated that Microsoft would be…

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MWC Barcelona: A Tale of Two Huaweis (Premium)

On the ground in Barcelona for MWC, I’m most struck by the looming presence of…

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HoloLens Can Thrive Because it Passes the “AACO” Test (Premium)

Don’t understand how Microsoft can make a thriving business out of a niche product like…

Microsoft Announces the Next HoloLens

Four years ago, Microsoft surprised us with HoloLens, its standalone augmented reality headset. It's time…

Huawei Mate X Unfolds the Future of Smartphones Today

Huawei today announced its own smartphone with a folding display, the Mate X. Unlike Samsung’s…

Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL are Both $200 Off

This is a great deal if you’re still thinking about a Google Pixel 3 or…

Yep, Intel Will be Late to the 5G Party

Intel’s 5G technology will be late and won’t appear in smartphones and other mobile devices…

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Microsoft’s Biggest Competitors? (Premium)

A recent Quartz article uses data from Microsoft’s annual 10-K regulatory filings to determine which…

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Ask Paul: February 22 (Premium)

Happy Friday, everyone.  Here’s the final Ask Paul for February! Where does the time go?…

Smartphone Sales Ended 2018 on a Down Note

With both IDC and Gartner now weighing in, we can definitively state that the smartphone…

PC Successes Trigger Lenovo Revenue Surge

Lenovo announced today much better than expected results for the quarter ending December 31, with…

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Report: Apple to Launch Its Own Credit Card

Apple will launch a new credit card that will integrate with iPhone and help customers…

Samsung’s 2019 Flagships are More Expensive than Last Year’s Models

Apparently not learning a thing from its 2018 troubles, Samsung has priced its 2019 Galaxy…

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Samsung’s Vision for the Future Will Hit a Chinese Wall (Premium)

Forget the specifics about Samsung’s new smartphones. What Samsung is really selling this week is…

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