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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Google Needs a Hit with the Pixel 4a (Premium)

Last year, the Pixel 3a family was a surprise hit for Google’s struggling smartphone business.…

Microsoft Issues 6th Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 2004

Over four months after it completed Windows 10 Version 2004, Microsoft keeps issuing bug and…

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The UWP Files: Asyncing Feeling (Premium)

My struggles with the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) continue. A key contributor: Asynchronous file operations…

Microsoft Updates on New Teams Features

With Teams use exploding, Microsoft has provided an update about the new Teams features that…

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The Windows 10X Problem (Premium)

Microsoft signals that Windows 10X and its simplified new user interface and container-based architecture is…

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Browser Workflow: Another Approach to Web Apps (Premium)

I’ve spent the past several months forcing myself to access my primary web apps differently,…

OnePlus 8 Series Specs Leak

Next week, OnePlus will announce its OnePlus 8 series, meaning there will be two handsets,…

Google Claims 6 Million G Suite “Paying Businesses”

Google continues to make it impossible to determine whether its G Suite offering is succeeding…

Google Details New Chrome OS Features for Tablet Mode

Released two weeks late because of the Coronavirus, Chrome OS 81 is now available with…

Google Updates Pixel 4 to Require Open Eyes for Face Unlock

As part of its monthly security updates for supported Pixels, Google updated the Pixel 4…

Samsung Beats Estimates Amid Coronavirus

Thanks to strong chip sales, Samsung surprised analysts by beating financial estimates for the Coronavirus-battered…

Microsoft Hires Former Apple Exec to Head HoloLens

Microsoft’s augmented reality platform has a new leader: Ruben Caballero, who previously oversaw wireless technologies…

Microsoft Reminds the World That Skype Exists

With usage of the insecure Zoom platform skyrocketing, Microsoft is offering up Skype as a…

In-Chredge-ulous: Microsoft’s New Browser is Number Two?

According to a very specific chart, Microsoft Edge is now the second most-often-used web browser…

Hands-On with the Lenovo Yoga C740

Lenovo’s Yoga C740 is an affordable premium convertible PC that comes in both 14- and…

Revisiting the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

After a successful stint with the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, I figured it was…

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