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

Apple iPhone 12 Review

Apple significantly improved its best-selling iPhone model this year with a new design, a superior…

Report: Apple Preps ARM-Based MacBook Pros, MacBook Air

Bloomberg says that Apple will launch ARM-based 13.3- and 16-inch MacBook Pros and a 13.3-inch…

Apple Bogarts Xbox Series X|S Day for Mac Event

Apple is holding a special event for its new ARM-based Macs, and it’s doing it…

OnePlus Buds Z Wireless Earbuds are Now Available

OnePlus is now selling its Buds Z Wireless Earbuds for $49.99, offering an impressive 20…

Raspberry Pi Launches a $70 PC in a Keyboard

Taking a design cue from the Commodore and Amiga computers of the 1980s and 1990s,…

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 (AMD) Review

The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 delivers most of what I love about the more expensive X1…

Tip: Download Any Version of Windows 10

Thanks to a new batch file, you can configure Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool to download…

Apple Has an AirPods Pro Problem

Apple’s customers are reporting that their AirPods Pro earbuds are suffering from static or crackling…

Apple One is Now Available

Apple’s new family of subscription services bundles, called Apple One, is now available, though Fitness+…

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Ask Paul: October 30 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and Happy Halloween! Here’s a great set of reader questions to get the…

Microsoft to Live Stream Xbox Series X|S Launch Celebration

On November 10, Microsoft will live stream an Xbox Series X|S launch celebration in which…

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Apple Sets September Quarter Record

Apple announced today that it earned a net income of $12.7 billion on revenues of…

Amazon Revenues Hit $96.15 Billion(!)

Amazon just announced quarterly revenues that are bigger than those of Microsoft and Google combined.

Windows Insider Dev Channel Moves to New Branch

Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview build to the Dev channel with no…

Google Has a Monster Quarter of its Own

Google’s parent company Alphabet announced that it earned net income of $7 billion on revenues…

Google Pixel 5 is Now Available, Pixel 4a (5G) Can Be Preordered

One month after the announcement, the Google Pixel 5 is now available for purchase and…

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