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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OnePlus 7T to Launch Next Week

And OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has revealed the final design of the OnePlus 7T Pro…

.NET Core 3.0 Hits Release Candidate Phase

Microsoft has announced the release of .NET Core 3.0 Release Candidate (RC1), a near-final version…

Amazon Music HD Offers Lossless Quality

Amazon today announced the immediate availability of Amazon Music HD, which delivers millions of songs…

Gears 5 Off to a Record Start, Microsoft Says

Microsoft announced today that Gears 5 set new records on Xbox Game Pass during its…

Automatic Phone Backup Comes to Google One

Google has announced that all Google One subscribers will now get automatic phone backup of…

Walt Disney Studios and Microsoft Partner on Azure

The Walt Disney Studios and Microsoft have announced a partnership to create, produce and distribute…

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Programming Windows: Another Quick Progress Report (Premium)

We’re now three months and over 50 articles into the Programming Windows series. Here’s another…

Google Photos Adds a Memories Feature

Google announced this week that it is adding a Memories feature to Google Photos that…

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Programming Windows: The End of an Era (Premium)

When Microsoft announced that the oft-delayed Windows NT 5.0 would be renamed to Windows 2000,…

Weird Screenshot Issue in Windows 10 is “Resolved”

Microsoft revealed today that it has resolved an “orange tint” issue in Windows 10 version…

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18980 Brings WSL Improvements

Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 (20H1) build to Windows Insiders in the Fast…

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Chrome 77 Introduces New Tab Sharing

Google announced today that Chrome 77 is now available on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and…

Microsoft Offers Up to $650 on Trade-In for Galaxy Note10 or Note10+

One of the more notable aspects of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 launch was how…

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Quick Analysis: Apple Special Event (Premium)

Apple launched the iPhone 11 family, Apple Watch Series 5, and a new iPad, and…

Margrethe Vestager to Head EU Digital Affairs Too

European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has been given additional responsibilities related to digital affairs.

Flutter 1.9 Adds Support for macOS Catalina and iOS 13

Google announced the release of Flutter 1.9 and that support for web apps has been…

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