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.

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EU Charges Apple with App Store Antitrust Violations

The European Commission has formally charged Apple with antitrust violations related to its mobile app…

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Amazon Just Had Its Biggest First Quarter Ever

And you thought Apple’s financials were hard to explain. Amazon just delivered a net income…

Show Changes is Now Available in Excel for the Web

Microsoft announced today that the Show Changes feature is now generally available in Excel for…

Vivaldi 3.8 is How the Cookie Notifications Crumble

Vivaldi has released new versions of its desktop and Android web browsers. Both include a…

Epic Won’t Release Fortnite on Xbox Cloud Gaming

Epic Games revealed in its depositions in the Apple antitrust case that it will not…

Qualcomm Revenues Jump 52 Percent

Microprocessor giant Qualcomm this week reported that it earned a net income of $1.8 billion…

Samsung Delivers a Monster Quarter of Its Own

Samsung delivered a net income of $6.4 billion on revenues of $59 billion in the…

Apple Delivers Another Record Quarter

Apple reported record quarterly earnings last night, with a net income of $23.6 billion on…

Microsoft Eases Fees for PC Game Developers

Microsoft announced today that it will lower its Microsoft Store fees for PC game developers…

Halo Infinite to Support Cross-Play and Cross-Progression

Microsoft today announced that its upcoming game Halo Infinite will support multiplayer cross-play and cross-progression…

Microsoft Gets Ready for Windows 10 Version 21H1

It’s finally here: Microsoft has announced that it will soon start delivering the May 2021…

Australia Takes on Apple and Google Apps Stores

It just keeps piling up, and now the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has…

Samsung Galaxy Book Goes Pro

At a virtual Galaxy Unpacked event today, Samsung announced two new members of its Galaxy…

Spotify Now Has 356 Million Users

As part of its quarterly earnings report, Spotify this week said that it now has…

Microsoft Wants a New Font

Microsoft this week announced that it would replace Calibri as the default font for all…

Sony Has Sold Almost 8 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles

Despite rampant component shortages, Sony still managed to sell 7.8 million PlayStation 5 consoles through…

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