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 Pay Comes to New York’s MTA

Google announced that the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is piloting Google Pay…

Microsoft Releases Xamarin.Forms 4.0

The latest version of Microsoft’s Xamarin.Forms cross-platform UI toolkit for developers provides a simpler way…

Google Search Gets a Visual Refresh

Google today announced a minor design change to its core Search product that better identifies…

Microsoft Announces More Titles for Xbox Game Pass

As expected, Microsoft wasn’t done stuffing the Xbox Game Pass coffers this month: The firm…

The Email Experiment Isn’t Over

Life is too short to use the Windows 10 Mail app. So, I’m on the…

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Qualcomm Found Guilty of Antitrust Abuse

A U.S. District Court has ruled that Qualcomm’s patent licensing practices violate U.S. antitrust laws…

Microsoft Hosts an Xbox Backward Compatibility Sale

Microsoft’s annual Xbox Backward Compatibility sale is back, and you can save up to 75…

Bose Brings Google Assistant to its Smart Speakers

Bose is adding Google Assistant compatibilities to its most recent smart speakers and soundbars via…

Google Pixel 3a XL Review: The New Sweet Spot

With its unapologetically plastic body, tremendous camera system, and reasonable pricing, the Google Pixel 3a…

Your Phone for Android Supports Cellular Data Sync Now

The latest update to the Your Phone Companion app for Android now has the ability…

U.S. Steps Back from the Huawei Cliff, for Now

The United States government announced Monday that it has temporarily eased its dramatic trade restrictions…

Google Has a Great Tip for Securing Your Online Account

On Friday, Google published the results of a year-long study on wide-scale and targeted account…

Now Pixel 3a Has a Reliability Issue of Its Own

Google’s Pixel handsets have been dogged by reliability issues since the line's inception. But there…

Report: Google Suspends Business with Huawei

If true, this could mark the beginning of the end of Huawei’s smartphone and smart…

Microsoft Cuts the Price of Surface Headphones by $100

In a sure sign that they are selling poorly, Microsoft has cut the price of…

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