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

Google Continues to Drag on iOS App Updates

With Apple implementing a privacy disclosure for apps in its iOS App Store, Google has…

Microsoft Collaborates with VW on Automated Driving Platform

Microsoft is collaborating with VW’s Car.Software Organization to deliver a cloud-based automated driving platform (ADP)…

Microsoft Adds Two New Power Apps to Teams

Microsoft this week announced the immediate availability of two new Power Apps for Teams, Bulletins…

Microsoft is Testing a New Dark Mode for Word

Microsoft Word for Windows is picking up a major improvement to its dark mode implementation:…

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The Lure of Sonos (Premium)

One year ago, I replaced the powered speakers in our sunroom with a pair of…

Minecraft Dungeons Now Reaches 10 Million Players

Microsoft announced today that the hit game Minecraft Dungeons has reached ten million players across…

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Intel Sues Engineer Who Left for Microsoft

Intel this week sued a former engineer who left the company for Microsoft, alleging that…

Microsoft Reveals Secret Xbox Wireless Controller Feature

A Microsoft employee revealed on Twitter that the new wireless controllers for the Xbox Series…

Qualcomm Announces 10 Gigabit 5G Modem

Mobile chipset maker Qualcomm today announced the 4th-generation Snapdragon X65, which it describes as the…

Forza Horizon 4 is Coming to Steam on March 9

Microsoft announced today that its hit game Forza Horizon 4 is coming to Steam on…

Fitbit Can Help You Log Blood Glucose Now

Fitbit announced today that it has added blood glucose logging to its mobile app and…

Intel Evo vs. Apple M1: Preliminary Head-to-Head

For the past two weeks, I’ve been using an Intel Evo-based Razer Book 13 and…

It’s the End of the Road for Google Play Music

This month, Google will finally take the final step in replacing Play Music with YouTube…

Microsoft to Remove Legacy Edge from Windows 10 in April

We’ve known since last year that Legacy Edge will exit support on March 9, 2021.…

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Ask Paul: February 5 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and welcome to the first Ask Paul of February! Here’s another great set…

Google Will Finally Consolidate Its Desktop Sync Clients

Google revealed this week that it will consolidate its two desktop sync clients into a…

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