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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Programming Windows: More Roads Not Taken (Premium)

In this sidebar, Microsoft once planned three Windows NT versions, called Asteroid, NepTune, and Triton.…

Samsung Note 10+ Preview

The Samsung Note 10+ differs from the smaller Note 10 in a few key areas,…

Google Rolls Out Play Store Refresh

The Google Play Store on Android and Chrome OS received a visual redesign this week…

New Windows 10 20H1 Build Offers Minor Improvements

Microsoft issued Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18965 (20H1) to Fast ring testers, offering two…

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 First Impressions

My Galaxy Note 10 arrived this morning, two days ahead of schedule. Here are some…

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One Million Downloads? (Premium)

Microsoft reported this week that there have been more than one million downloads of its…

Google Ships Android Studio 3.5

Unlike with previous releases, Android Studio 3.5 focuses on performance and product quality, and not…

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Programming Windows: Internet Explorer (Premium)

Microsoft created Internet Explorer to beat back the threat from Netscape Navigator. It would soon…

Hands-On with Samsung Galaxy Buds

Introduced this past spring, Galaxy Buds are Samsung’s take on Apple’s AirPods, a pair of…

Grammarly Brings Synonyms to Mobile

Grammarly announced today that its Grammarly mobile keyboard is being updated to support synonyms on…

Yubikey 5Ci Delivers USB-C and Lightning Connectors

Yubico today announced the latest addition to its family of multi-protocol security keys, the Yubikey…

Apple TV+ Pricing, Content Plans Leak

Separate reports reveal more details about Apple TV+, the coming video streaming service, ahead of…

Nest Gets Google Accounts, Alexa Integration

With its Nest smart home business now integrated into Google Home, Google is enabling Nest…

HP Launches New OMEN and Pavilion Gaming Hardware, Software

At Gamescom 2019 today, HP announced new OMEN gaming hardware and software and a new…

Microsoft Releases Two Windows 10 19H2 Builds, Again

For the second time, Microsoft has released two separate Windows 10 19H2 builds to the…

Former Siri Boss Joins Microsoft

Bill Stasior, who led Apple’s Siri efforts for several years, has joined Microsoft to lead…

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