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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Walmart+ Takes on Amazon Prime

Walmart today announced a new membership program called Wallmart+ that combines in-store and digital perks…

Zoom Revenues Jump 355 Percent

Zoom reported net income of $4.2 million on revenues of $663.5 million for the quarter…

Apple Adjusts Its App Review Process Ever-So-Slightly

Following through on a promise buried in a press release during WWDC 2020, Apple today…

Hands-On with Samsung Wireless DeX

As part of a series of improvements to its DeX desktop environment, Samsung has launched…

Windows 10’s Wireless Display Feature is Now Optional

I was testing Wireless DeX with the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and when I…

China Intervenes in TikTok Deal

With TikTok poised to sell its non-Chinese assets to Microsoft or Oracle, China took steps…

Google Pixel 4a Review: A Budget Winner

The Google Pixel 4a is the new sweet spot, assuming you can live with its…

Hands-On with Samsung DeX for Windows, One Year Later

I’ve always been fascinated by this kind of thing and the promise of a single…

Microsoft Appears to be Rebranding Bing

After months of hints that it was rebranding its search service, Microsoft seems to be…

Apple Terminates Epic’s Developer Account

Apple on Friday terminated Epic’s developer account and has removed the firm’s remaining games from…

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Ask Paul: August 28 (Premium)

Happy Friday! And welcome to the end of August and the close of month 6…

Facebook Airs Its Apple Grievances

Facebook says that Apple rejected an app update that informed its own customers about Apple’s…

Windows 10 Version 2004 Usage More Than Doubled in August

Usage of the most recent Windows 10 version has surged in the past 30 days…

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra: Day Two

It’s taken me longer than I’d like to check-in again with the Samsung Galaxy Note…

Activision to Charge Extra for Next-Gen COD Console Upgrades

Activision revealed this week that gamers interested in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War…

Source: Windows 10 Version 1803 Suffers Small Delay

Microsoft Extends Support for Windows 10 Version 1803

Microsoft announced this week that it is extending support for Windows 10 version 1803 for…

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