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 Quietly Kills Cloud Print

Google quietly revealed this week that it will kill Cloud Print, a cloud-based printing solution…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: Cleaning Up and Publishing the App (Premium)

Let’s improve the scrollbars, clean up the status bar, and see what it looks like…

Microsoft Delays Surface Earbuds to Spring 2020

Microsoft revealed today that Surface Earbuds won’t ship until Spring 2020. The good news? They’re…

Adobe Outlines Roadmap for Photoshop on iPad

Adobe today published its roadmap for Photoshop for iPad, which launched earlier this month with…

Google Brings Assistive Features to G Suite

One of the problems with G Suite is that users miss out on many features…

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Apple Has Another Huge Quality Problem (Premium)

Apple iOS 13 is officially a disaster. But it’s fascinating to see the reactions that…

Thurrott Premium Turns 4, And We’re Giving Away a Surface Pro X!

To celebrate four years of Thurrott Premium, we’re giving away a Surface Pro X. Everyone…

Microsoft is Testing Gmail Integration in Outlook.com

And so it begins: I’ve been wondering when Microsoft would turn Outlook.com into a real…

Slack Claims Higher Engagement Than Microsoft Teams

In the wake of news that Microsoft Teams now has over 20 million active daily…

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…

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