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 Celebrates 10 Years of Bing

Microsoft is celebrating the 10th anniversary of launching Bing as its fourth try at an…

Exclusive: Microsoft Plots a Transition Year for Windows 10

Windows 10 Home Ultra Explained. Again. (Updated)

Last year, we exclusively reported on Microsoft’s plans to split up its Windows 10 Home…

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I Love What’s Happening to the PC (Premium)

For a device type that is supposedly in freefall, the PC has never looked better…

Hands-On with New Microsoft Edge Preview for Mac

I was traveling last week when Microsoft announced its first preview release of the new…

Microsoft is Making a Pro IntelliMouse Too

A year and a half after it first teased the return of the classic wired…

Tip: Configure Paste Options in OneNote for Windows 10

You need to know about this if you’re as annoyed as I am by how…

Hands-On: Sonos One with Google Assistant

Excited by the possibility of integrating Sonos smart speakers into my whole-house audio system, I…

Lenovo Smart Clock First Impressions

Lenovo’s new Smart Clock is a modern take on the alarm clock with Google Assistant…

iFixit Examines Apple’s 4th Try at Butterfly Keyboard

The teardown experts at iFixit revealed today that Apple has made two minor changes to…

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Acer is Onto Something in the Premium PC Market (Premium)

While most of the PC market has rallied around gaming and premium PCs for growth,…

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Ask Paul: May 24 (Premium)

Happy Friday from Miami! We’re on the cusp of a long weekend here in the…

OnePlus Finds Itself in Another Camera Zoom Kerfuffle (Updated)

Oops. OnePlus has been (wrongly) accused of overstating the zoom capabilities of the cameras in…

OnePlus 7 Pro Follow-Up

After spending a bit more time with the OnePlus 7 Pro, I can report back…

PlayStation Now is the Biggest Game Streaming Service Today

Game streaming may be the future of gaming, but it’s a relatively tiny market today.…

Walmart Launches a Line of Low-Cost Tablets

Aping yet another Amazon business, Walmart this week announced its own lineup of inexpensive Android-based…

Lenovo Surges on Healthy PC Sales

The world’s number one maker of PCs continues to buck market trends: Lenovo just tripled…

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