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

Microsoft Made Major Setup Changes in Windows 10 Version 1909

Windows 10 version 1909 is, by all accounts, a very minor update. But there is…

Qualcomm Forecasts Strong 5G Growth

Qualcomm today said that it expects 5G handset sales to grow from 450 million units…

Google Launches Stadia

Google launched Stadia, its troubled game streaming service, today with a small library of games,…

Amazon Fire TV Blaster Adds Alexa to More Devices

The Fire TV Blaster is a Fire TV and Echo device add-on that brings Alexa…

Your News Update Comes to Google Assistant

Google today announced a feature called “Your News Update” for its Assistant-powered smart speakers and…

Microsoft Teams Has Over 20 Million Daily Active Users

Microsoft announced today that Teams now has over 20 million active users, a sharp rise…

Amazon Music Has a New Free Tier on Mobile

Amazon Music customers without a Prime membership can now access a free, ad-supported selection of…

Tip: Download the Windows 10 Version 1909 ISO

In the wake of the release of Windows 10 version 1909, Microsoft has made the…

iFixit: New MacBook Pro Keyboard Isn’t So New

The teardown experts at iFixIt have exposed Apple’s marketing as nothing more than a lie.…

Supreme Court to Hear Google’s Java Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Google’s appeal in the Oracle court case…

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Ask Paul: November 15 (Premium)

Happy Friday! We’re on the eve of another Black Friday holiday shopping event, so let’s…

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Thinking About Google’s Smart Home Comeuppance (Premium)

New data from Canalys claims that Google smart speaker sales plummeted 40 percent year-over-year. What’s…

Google Assistant Comes to Xbox One

With the release this week of the November 2019 Xbox One Update, the Google Assistant…

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It’s Already Game Over for Google Stadia (Premium)

And just like that, I’ve canceled my Google Stadia Founder’s Edition bundle: Microsoft Project xCloud…

Microsoft Unleashes an Xbox Tsunami at X019

Microsoft unleashed a tsunami of Xbox-related news at its X019 live event at the Copper…

Google Enables Android RCS Messaging in the U.S.

Google is done waiting for U.S. carriers to roll out Rich Communication Service (RCS) text…

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