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

Xbox/PS4 Cross-Platform Play is Coming to PUBG

PUBG announced today that it will bring cross-platform play between Xbox One and PlayStation 4…

Google Duo is Getting a Low Light Mode

To help users connect in non-optimal lighting conditions, Google Duo is picking up a new…

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In Orbit Outside Samsung’s Galaxy (Premium)

It’s Samsung’s Galaxy. We’re just living in it. Well, some of us are.

Microsoft to Acquire jClarity

Microsoft announced today that it will acquire jClarity to help drive increased performance for Java…

Microsoft is Bringing Ori and the Blind Forest to Nintendo Switch

Microsoft announced today that it is working with Moon Studios to bring Ori and the…

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Programming Windows: Windows 95 (Premium)

Windows 95 wasn’t as sophisticated as NT, but it ran well on mainstream PCs and…

Apple is Copying Mozilla’s Anti-Tracking Policy

Apple has quietly revealed that it will implement an anti-tracking policy for its WebKit browser…

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Programming Windows: Hello, Visual J++ (Premium)

Visual J++ is a historical footnote today, but it’s fascinating to go back and see…

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Programming Windows: Microsoft and Java (Premium)

Microsoft wasted little time usurping the Java platform and creating Windows-only Java technologies that angered…

Microsoft Has First Major Impact on Chrome

Thanks to the open-source nature of Chromium, Microsoft has had its first major and positive…

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Ask Paul: August 16 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here is another round of questions and (attempted) answers to start off the…

Where the Google Pixel 3a Falls Short

The Pixel 3a is pretty great, but you need to know what you’re getting into…

Google to Build Password Checkup into Chrome 78

Months after releasing it as an extension, Google revealed that it will simply build its…

Dreaming of an Affordable Surface Book 2 Laptop

Surface Book 2 and Pro 6 Experiencing Throttling Issues

A recent firmware update for the Surface Book 2 and Surface Pro 6 is causing…

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (2019) First Impressions

Lenovo has given its ThinkPad X1 Yoga an all-new personality for 2019 and is further…

Google Details New Features in Chrome OS 76

In keeping with its pledge to keep Chrome OS users better informed about the updates…

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