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

Microsoft Announces New PlayFab Pricing

Microsoft’s PlayFab managed game services now offer a new Pay-as-you-Go plan with no minimum monthly…

Mozilla Says It Will Be Victimized by U.S. Action Against Google

Mozilla relies on Google for most if not all of its revenues, so the firm…

Amazon Luna is Now Available in Early Access

Amazon announced that its Luna game streaming service is now available, as is the web-based…

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Thinking About the OnePlus 8T (Premium)

I should be reviewing the OnePlus 8T right now, but my review unit was stolen…

Microsoft Edge is Now Available on Linux in Preview

Microsoft announced today that the first preview version of its Edge web browser is now…

Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Version 20H2

Microsoft announced today that it has begun rolling out the October 2020 Update, which will…

Parallels Desktop Comes to Chromebook Enterprise

Parallels Desktop is now available for Chromebook Enterprise, allowing business customers to run Windows apps…

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Yes, Google is Abusing Its Search Monopoly (Premium)

The question isn’t whether Google is abusing its monopoly in online search, of course it…

DOJ, 11 States Accuse Google of Antitrust Violations

As expected, the U.S. Department of Justice today accused Google of abusing its monopoly power…

Google Pixel 5 Suffers From Alarming Build Quality Problem

Here we go again. Another year. Another Pixel. And another problem. Is this the end…

What’s New in Windows 10 Version 20H2

It seems like Microsoft only recently released Windows 10 version 2004, but the software giant…

Microsoft Edge WebView2 is Now Generally Available

Microsoft announced today that its the first version of its Chromium-based Edge WebView2 developer technology…

Office PWA Installs Caused by Microsoft Edge Bug

Microsoft says that a bug in its Edge web browser is causing Office web apps…

HP Envy 15 Review

The HP Envy 15 is a mobile workstation aimed at creators who prefer a minimalist…

Fitbit Versa 3 Review

Two weeks ago, I finally switched from a Fitbit Charge 3 tracker to a Fitbit…

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Getting Ready for the Xbox Series X|S

For only the fourth time, Microsoft will unleash a new generation of Xbox consoles in…

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