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

OnePlus Announces Smart TV Name and Logo

After a year-long naming competition, OnePlus revealed this week that its fans have absolutely no…

Google to Finally Document Chrome OS Updates

While Google has always been pretty transparent about Chrome updates, it’s been less so about…

Google Enlists Bill Nye to Push Chromebooks

Few probably remember this, but Nye was the host of Microsoft’s virtual launch event for…

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Programming Windows: Hello, JavaScript (Premium)

JavaScript was created as a simple interpreted scripting language that would turn the web into…

Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Tops DxOMark Camera Ratings

The Samsung Galaxy Note+ has achieved the highest-ever DxOMark scores for both selfie and rear-facing…

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2019) First Impressions

The 7th generation ThinkPad X1 Carbon offers the thinnest and lightest design yet and an…

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Programming Windows: The Internet Tidal Wave (Premium)

After ignoring the Internet threat for years, Bill Gates finally decided to “embrace and extend”…

Lenovo ThinkBook 13s First Impressions

Lenovo’s new ThinkBook lineup provides the business-class performance, quality, and security that small businesses expect.

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Programming Windows: Netscape Navigator and JavaScript (Premium)

A boldly innovative startup called Netscape understood that the web was a platform that could…

Firefox Quantum is Being Renamed to Firefox Browser

After using the Firefox Quantum brand for two years, Mozilla will rebrand its flagship product…

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Programming Windows: Cairo, a Road Not Taken (Premium)

In this sidebar, Microsoft’s planned successor to NT was a challenge that was too complex…

Intel’s Project Athena is “Engineered for Mobile Performance”

This week, Intel announced that laptops verified through its Project Athena program will feature a…

Roku Has Over 30 Million Active Accounts

As part of its earnings report, Roku revealed that it now has 30.5 million active…

Gears 5 is Complete, Ready for September Launch

Microsoft announced today that its game-making subsidiary The Coalition has completed development of Gears 5.

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Ask Paul: August 9 (Premium)

I’m back from The Netherlands, a little bleary-eyed and ready for a weekend of rest.…

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Programming Windows: Hello, Java (Premium)

Let's quickly say hello to Java, the programming language and runtime environment that would go…

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