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 Details How the New Edge Has Become More Efficient

Today, Microsoft explained the many improvements it’s made to the new Edge web browser since…

New Insider Build Brings Meet Now to Windows 10

Windows Insiders in the Dev channel received a new build today that adds a feature…

Flutter for Windows is Available in Alpha

Google announced today that its Flutter app development toolkit can now be used to create…

Samsung Takes on OnePlus with Galaxy S20 FE

Samsung today unveiled the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE), which brings the best of its…

Opera on Desktop, Android Now Supports New Sync Capabilities

Opera today announced Opera 71 for desktop and Opera 60 for Android, both of which…

Lenovo is Bringing Linux to ThinkPad, ThinkStation

In a surprising development, Lenovo announced today that it will offer Ubuntu Linux preinstalled on…

Swift Finally Comes to Windows

Apple’s Swift programming language is available now on Windows for the first time, six years…

Firefox 81 Arrives with a New Theme

Mozilla announced the release of Firefox 81 today, which a colorful new theme called Alpenglow…

Microsoft 365 First Steps: Microsoft Teams

While most small businesses have adapted to remote work by now, it’s time to get…

SMB Tip: Keep Up-To-Date with New Microsoft 365 Features

Understanding what you get with Microsoft 365 is key to taking full advantage of the…

Android 11 Comes to Android TV

Google announced today that it has released Android 11 for Android TV, about two weeks…

Nothing New for Windows Devs at Ignite 2020

Microsoft had precious little in the way of new Windows development announcements this week, so…

Microsoft Ignite 2020 is Here

Microsoft opened its first digital Ignite conference today, pledging to help customers navigate the challenges…

Halo 3: ODST Remastered for PC is Now Available

The remastered version of Halo 3: ODST for PC is now available via the Halo:…

Microsoft Announces Next-Gen Xbox Accessories

When the Xbox Series S and Series become available for preorder tomorrow, you can also…

Microsoft Releases Completely New Xbox App on Android

The Xbox app for Android has been “completely rewritten from the ground up,” and provides…

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