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

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…

Hands-On with Chromecast with Google TV

Thanks to its nice remote and UI, the new Chromecast with Google TV solves my…

Fitbit Versa 3: The Morning After

Just a day later, I can tell that the Fitbit Versa 3 is going to…

Apple Removes Rival Audio Products from Store

Apple has suddenly stopped selling headphones and speakers from its rivals as it preps new…

Hands-On with Google Nest Audio

Google Nest Audio was announced last week during a virtual event alongside new Pixel handsets…

Bing is Rebranded to Microsoft Bing

Last month, I reported that Microsoft appeared to be rebranding Bing to Microsoft Bing. Today,…

Fitbit Versa 3 First Impressions

After a lot of back and forth, I decided to upgrade from my two-year-old Fitbit…

Microsoft Celebrates a Record Year for Xbox Game Studios

Microsoft announced today that Xbox Game Studios has already launched a record number of first-party…

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Wearable (In)decision (Premium)

Given enough time between announcement and release, I’ll preorder a product, cancel the preorder, and…

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What I Use: 2020 Road Trip (Premium)

For the first time in over six months, I’ve had to think about which personal…

A Great Week for the PC

Dell, HP, and Lenovo all announced major upgrades to their respective PC lineups this past…

Microsoft Brings Edge Dev Tools to Visual Studio Code

Microsoft announced today that its Microsoft Edge Tools extension for Visual Studio Code is now…

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A Surface Reboot? (Premium)

As Surface expands to include more models, it no longer resembles the product family from…

Microsoft is Testing New Storage and Phone Features in Windows 10

A new Windows 10 Insider Preview build offers our first peek at new storage health…

HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: App Compatibility

Windows 10 on ARM to Get 64-Bit x86 App Support Next Year

We already knew that Microsoft was bringing support for 64-bit x86 (x64) apps to Windows…

Sonos Sues Google for Patent Infringement Again

For the second time this year, smart speaker maker Sonos has sued Google for infringing…

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