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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Microsoft Offers a Free New JavaScript Course

Microsoft this week announced a free new video course for beginners who wish to learn…

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Ask Paul: October 9 (Premium)

After a much-needed and too short mini-break, I’m back to wish you another Happy Friday…

DuckDuckGo Adds Driving and Walking Directions

DuckDuckGo announced today that its Internet search engine now provides privacy-focused driving and walking directions.

Microsoft Has a Plan for Cloud Streaming on Apple Devices

Apple infamously decided to block Xbox Game Pass cloud streaming on iPhones and iPads. But…

Android Sound Notifications Can Help Those with Hearing Loss

Google announced an interesting Android accessibility feature that provides push notifications when it detects sounds…

AMD Announces Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors

AMD today announced its Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 CPUs for desktops, which will be globally…

Microsoft Offers Up 10 Principles for App Stores

Microsoft is hoping to set a positive example for Apple, Google, and others that run…

Microsoft Will Finally Try to Fix Its Outlook Problem

Microsoft is finally taking steps to use a common architecture and user experiences across all…

Forza Motorsport 7 Lands on Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft’s blockbuster game Forza Motorsport 7 is now available on Xbox Game Pass for consoles…

Samsung Reports a Record Quarter

Samsung today said that profits soared 58 percent in the most recent quarter to $10.6…

Surprise: Microsoft News is a Success

Microsoft says that its News service has 550 million monthly users and has generated $1…

Windows 10 Dev Build Brings Setup, App Defaults Improvements

A new Windows Insider Preview build for the Dev channel offers some improvements to Setup…

Intel Previews Rocket Lake Processors

Intel today announced a coming generation of PC processors aimed directly at the gaming market.…

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A Quick Summary of the House Judiciary Committee Report (Premium)

Here is a quick summary of the arguments made against Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google,…

Google Improves Its Wi-Fi Mesh Products

Google Wifi and Google Nest Wifi are getting some interesting functional updates, and Google is…

U.S.: Big Tech are Abusive Monopolies That Should be Regulated or Broken Up

A damning House Judiciary Committee report says that Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are monopolies…

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