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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Ask Paul: December 4 (Premium)

Happy Friday and welcome to the last month of the most terrible year of our…

JavaScript Turns 25

Netscape announced the initial release of the JavaScript web scripting language 25 years ago, on…

Warner Bros. to Bring All 2021 Movie Releases to HBO Max and Theaters

After a year in which audiences stayed away from theaters because of the pandemic, Warner…

HP Elite c1030 Chromebook Enterprise First Impressions

The HP Elite c1030 is a modern take on an enterprise-class Chromebook convertible, and it…

Google Announces Several New Android Features

Google today revealed several new features that it’s bringing to Android in the coming weeks,…

Google Opens Up Street View to All Users

Google today announced that it will allow anyone to contribute to the Street View feature…

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Email (Re)Consolidation (Premium)

In 2018, I reexamined the way I managed email across several different accounts. Two years…

Salesforce to Acquire Slack for $27.7 Billion

Salesforce announced today that it will acquire struggling Slack for $27.7 billion in a bid…

Android Studio Moves to a New Versioning Scheme

Google’s mobile app development suite is moving to a new year-based versioning scheme to better…

Microsoft Steps Back from the Productivity Score Cliff

Last week, Microsoft 365’s Productivity Score functionality came under fire from privacy advocates who warned…

Numerous New Titles Coming to Xbox Game Pass in Early December

Microsoft today announced that over 15 new titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass across…

Teams Gets More Calling Features, Including CarPlay Support

Microsoft Teams is getting multiple enhancements to Teams Calling, key among them support for Apple…

Google is Bringing Mobile Management and Security to Smaller Businesses

Android Enterprise Essentials is a new Google offering that provides Android-based secure mobile management to…

Doom Eternal is Coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC

Microsoft announced today that Doom Eternal is coming soon to Xbox Game Pass for PC…

Qualcomm Unveils the Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm today announced its next flagship mobile platform, the Snapdragon 888, which it says offers…

Note No More?

Multiple reports state that Samsung is killing the Note lineup to make way for folding…

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