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

Report: iPhone 12 Mini is a Failure as Apple Cuts Production

We’ve seen lots of reports about the iPhone 12 Mini underperforming Apple’s sales projections, but…

Adobe Ships M1-Native Version of Photoshop

Adobe announced today that its Photoshop is now available natively on M1-based Macs, offering significant…

Sonos Enters the Car Audio Market

In addition to launching its Roam ultraportable smart speaker this week, Sonos is expanding into…

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A Year of Mint Mobile (Premium)

In March 2020, I switched from Google Fi to Mint Mobile, and I’ve saved several…

Disney+ Surpasses 100 Million Paid Subscribers

The Walt Disney Company announced last night that its Disney+ streaming service now has over…

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 First Impressions

If you’re a 2-in-1 fan who is tired of waiting for Microsoft to get its…

Sonos Launches Roam Ultra-Portable Speaker

Sonos today announced Roam, an ultra-portable and waterproof smart speaker design for use at home…

Forza Horizon 4 Available Now on Steam

Microsoft announced today that Forza Horizon 4 is available now on Steam, and it comes…

Support Ends for Microsoft Edge Legacy

Microsoft announced today that support for Microsoft Edge Legacy is over and that the product…

Chromebook Turns 10

Google’s Chrome OS and the Chromebooks on which it runs turn 10 years old today,…

The March Xbox Update is Rolling Out

From what I can see, this one isn’t so much a single update for consoles…

Microsoft Ignite Wrap-Up Show with Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott and Brad Sams

Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Brad Sams join Microsoft's Stephen Rose to recap the…

Bethesda Joins Xbox

Microsoft announced today that it has completed its acquisition of ZeniMax Media, parent company of…

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite Adds M1, iPad, and Teams Support

Today, Corel announced the immediate availability of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021, which adds native M1…

Hey, Cortana, $99 is the Right Price

Harman Kardon Removes Cortana from Invoke

Harman Kardon will soon release a software update for its Invoke smart speaker which removes…

Google TV is Getting an Interface for Kids

Google announced today that it is adding kids profiles to Google TV, the first in…

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