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: Marvel (Premium)

Thanks to the stratospheric success of Windows in the 1990s, Microsoft was initially blind to…

Huawei Could Release Phone with Its Own OS This Year

When it comes to Huawei and its contingency plans for an Android-compatible smartphone OS, it’s…

Google Fit is Improved on Android, iOS

Google Fit is picking up sleep app integration and dark theme support on Android and…

Microsoft to Appear at Galaxy Note 10 Launch

Microsoft will demonstrate Office and Your Phone integration at the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 launch…

Microsoft to Disable VBScript in IE 11 in Windows 7 and 8.x

Continuing a years-long push to phase out its insecure legacy technologies, Microsoft has announced a…

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What I Use: Home Swap 2019 (Premium)

As I write this, we’re about two-thirds of the way through this year’s home swap,…

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Ask Paul: August 2 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and greetings from Hilversum, The Netherlands. This will be the last Ask Paul…

Google to Automate Emergency Calls

Google announced this week that it will update its Phone app for Android to automate…

Apple to Use Google Gemini to Fix Siri

Apple Suspends Siri Grading Program

Apple said Thursday that it is suspending a program that “grades” Siri voice commands issued…

Google Outlines Its Search Ballot Box for Android

Starting next year, Google will provide Android users with a choice of five search providers…

Huawei Surges Despite U.S. Blacklisting

Thanks to blockbuster smartphone sales in China, Huawei generated $58 billion in revenues in the…

Fitbit Posts Strong Gains, But Smartwatch Sales Stumble

Fitbit posted strong earnings for the quarter ending June 30, but sales of its Versa…

Qualcomm Earnings, Outlook Disappoint

Qualcomm’s financial results for the quarter ending June 30 and its outlook for the current…

Android Auto Gets First Major Upgrade in Five Years

Google this week announced that it is rolling out a major update to Android Auto…

Microsoft 365 Received Several Big Updates in July

Microsoft this week highlighted the improvements it delivered across Microsoft 365 during the month of…

Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18950

Microsoft has issued Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18950 to Fast ring testers, with just…

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