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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Ask Paul: May 1 (Premium)

Happy Friday and, more important, welcome to May and what I hope will be the…

Hands-On: HP Elite Dragonfly with Sure View Reflect and Tile

Announced at CES 2020, this mid-stream evolution of the HP Elite Dragonfly is the first…

Windows Virtual Desktop Improves to Address New Needs

With COVID-19 triggering a massive uptick in Windows Virtual Desktop usage, Microsoft is responding with…

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Microsoft Earnings, COVID, and You (Premium)

Microsoft’s earnings were greeted with cheers. But what does the data really tell us about…

Flutter for Web Now Supports PWA, Plug-Ins, More

Google announced today that it is enhancing Flutter’s beta support for creating web apps by…

Build 2020 Will Be Free and Only Feature Developer Content

If you’re interested in attending Microsoft’s first virtual version of Build, you’ll be able to…

Microsoft Details Profile Improvements Coming to Edge

The new Microsoft Edge already supports multiple profiles so you can switch between your home…

Zoom Lied About Its Usage

After questions were raised about Zoom’s usage claims during the COVID crisis, the firm quietly…

Windows 10 Version 1909 Now on One-Third of PCs

According to the latest data from AdDuplex, Windows 10 version 1909 is now in use…

Spotify Now Has 130 Million Paid Subscribers

Spotify beat financial estimates and revealed that it now has over 130 million paid subscribers…

Samsung Reports Results for First Quarter

Samsung confirmed soft revenues due to COVID-19 and weak seasonality, but it’s going to get…

OnePlus 8 Pro Review

The OnePlus 8 Pro can stand toe-to-toe with the best in the smartphone market. There’s…

Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for May

With May 1 right around the corner, Microsoft has revealed the free games coming to…

Alphabet Earnings Beat Estimates

Google’s parent company reported today that its earnings grew by double digits in its first…

Report Confirms 2020 iPhone Delays, Production Cuts

A report in The Wall Street Journal confirms rumors about 2020 iPhone delays, noting that…

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Oh, Spotify (Premium)

Spotify is the most popular streaming music service, but it wasn’t the first, and it…

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