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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Tracking Protection Comes to Microsoft Edge for iOS

Microsoft updated Microsoft Edge on iOS with the same tracking protection functionality it provides on…

Google Warns Huawei Users Not to Sideload Its Apps

In an interesting twist in Huawei’s legal drama, Google this past week warned users not…

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Office 365 Commercial, Windows 10, Azure AD, and You (Premium)

If you have an Office 365 commercial account, you can use it to sign-in to…

ViacomCBS Expects 16 Million Streaming Video Subscribers in 2020

Viacom owns CBS All Access and Showtime, and the firm expects combined paid subscriber growth…

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Ask Paul: February 21 (Premium)

Happy Friday! There are some great questions from readers this week about Windows 10X, the…

So, I Pre-Ordered a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

As usual, Samsung is issuing the first major new smartphone models of the year, and…

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Lipstick on a Pig (Premium)

Like them or not, we can at least agree that the new Windows 10 icons…

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When Office 365 Commercial Makes Sense for an Individual (Premium)

Some readers have asked whether it makes sense for an individual to move from an…

Apple Reportedly Will Reverse Some Monopolistic Practices

A new Bloomberg report says that Apple is considering changing some policies in iOS to…

Google Releases First Android 11 Developer Preview

It’s landing almost a month earlier than usual, but Google today announced the release of…

Photoshop Turns 30, Adds New Features on Desktop and iPad

Adobe is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its flagship Photoshop application by adding new features…

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The New Office Experience: Embracing the New Workflow (Premium)

It is perhaps not coincidental that the coming Windows 10X user experience mimics that provided…

Microsoft to Host Mixed Reality Dev Event

With its MWC plans thwarted by the Coronavirus outbreak, Microsoft will now host a Mixed…

Microsoft Admits to Surface Laptop 3 Display Cracking

Multiple Surface Laptop 3 customers have experienced cracked displays. Microsoft says it is investigating the…

Microsoft Reveals Remaining Game Pass Titles for February

Today, Microsoft announced several new games coming to Xbox Game Pass for Console and PC…

Programmer Calls Out iOS as Adware

Microsoft users often complain about advertising in Windows. But as a prominent Apple developer points…

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