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

Huawei’s Plan for the U.S. Blacklisting? Hoarding

A new report claims that Huawei has stockpiled up to two years’ worth of critical…

Slack Earnings Beat Expectations, Disappoint Wall Street

Slack's revenues in the most recent quarter exploded 50 percent year-over-year to $201.7 million as…

The New Edge is Rolling Out via Windows Update

It’s finally happening: Microsoft has begun automatically deploying the new Edge web browser to Windows…

Microsoft Surface Go 2 Review

Surface Go 2 is an interesting option for those in need of a secondary Windows…

Google Sued for Tracking Private Browsing

A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Google has been tracking users even when Chrome is…

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…

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