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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Apple Watch, Fitness+, and … My Wife (Premium)

I watched and wrote about yesterday’s Apple event in real-time, and then I watched it…

Adobe Illustrator Ships on iPad Next Month

Adobe announced today that Illustrator will ship on iPad next month, the second major CC…

SMB Tip: Use Microsoft Teams Anywhere

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Microsoft 365 First Steps: Microsoft Lists

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Apple Announces New iPads

In addition to new Apple Watches and Apple One, Apple today also announced two new…

Apple Launches Apple One

As expected, Apple today announced the bundling of its existing services into Apple One, which…

Apple Announces Apple Watch Series 6, SE

With its new iPhones delayed at least a month, Apple instead just launched two of…

Microsoft Opens Up About Data Collection on Xbox

Microsoft will soon issue an update for Xbox One that provides a bit of information…

Sony Cuts PS5 Production Because of Chipset Issues

Bloomberg reports that Sony has had to cut PlayStation 5 production by 4 million units…

Amazon Rebrands, Expands Its Offerings for Kids

Amazon FreeTime and FreeTime Unlimited are now called Amazon Kids and Amazon Kids+, and each…

Microsoft Brings C++ Support to Visual Studio Code

Microsoft announced today that its C++ extension for Visual Studio Code is now generally available…

LG Announces Wing 5G Smartphone

LG is offering a unique take on folding and dual-screen smartphones, the Wing 5G, which…

Google Eliminates Carbon Legacy, to be Carbon-Free by 2030

Google announced today that it has eliminated its entire carbon legacy and that its lifetime…

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A Final Look Back on Microsoft and TikTok (Premium)

With the TikTok soap opera finally behind us, I’d like to provide another view on…

Microsoft Launches Cloud Gaming

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Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok’s U.S. Operations

After rejecting Microsoft’s bid, ByteDance announced that it will partner with Oracle for TikTok’s U.S.…

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