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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Brave Has Over 15 Million Monthly Active Users

Brave, which makes an alternative Chromium-based web browser, now claims to have over 15 million…

HP Launches New Gaming PCs, Peripherals

HP today announced a new generation of its OMEN and Pavilion gaming PCs and peripherals…

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Throwback: Inside MSN (Premium)

15 years ago, I headed to Microsoft’s Red West campus to learn about MSN, Microsoft’s…

Gartner: Smartphone Sales Fell 20 Percent in Q1

Following a similar IDC report, Gartner now says that smartphone sales fell by 20 percent…

Third Pixel Feature Drop Adds Battery, Safety Improvements

Google today announced the third Pixel feature drop, adding adaptive battery improvements, new safety features,…

Samsung Subscription Service Ties Galaxy S20 to Microsoft 365 Personal

Samsung Access is a new subscription that ties a Galaxy S20 handset to premium support…

Microsoft Ignores Allegations of Theft

Last week, Keivan Beigi explained how Microsoft stole his package manager after offering him a…

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Throwback: Not the Future We Want (Premium)

Ten years ago this week, I observed that the future of computing was in the…

Google Postpones Android 11 Beta Event

Google announced that it is postponing next week’s scheduled Android 11 Beta event because of…

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The Next App Project (Premium)

After creating four different versions of .NETpad, and documenting three of them, it’s time to…

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Ask Paul: May 29 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here’s another round of questions and answers to kick off the weekend as…

Microsoft Launches Simpler New Xbox Guide

The May 2020 Xbox One Update is now available, bringing with it a simpler new…

Sony Begins Manufacturing the PlayStation 5

Sony announced today that it has begun manufacturing the PlayStation 5 and is on track…

Tile Says Apple Changed iOS to Harm Its Business

In a new complaint to EU antitrust regulators, Tile alleges that Apple changed iOS specifically…

Wearables Market Grew 30 Percent, IDC Says

The market researchers at IDC say that global shipments of wearable devices grew 29.7 percent…

Microsoft Details Deprecated and Removed Features in Windows 10 Version 2004

As it does for each feature update, Microsoft has documented the features it's removed and…

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