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

Google Brings Flutter to the Web in Technical Preview

Google had previously announced plans to bring Flutter, its cross-platform mobile development framework, to the…

Google I/O Announcement Roundup

I’m plenty-busy here in Seattle for Microsoft Build, but I wanted to at least provide…

Google Launches Android Q Beta 3

Coincidental with the first day of its I/O conference today, Google launched Android Q Beta…

Google Announces Pixel 3a, 3a XL

After months of leaks, Google has made the Pixel 3a and 3a XL official. The…

2.5 Billion

Google announced today that there are now over 2.5 billion monthly active Android devices worldwide,…

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Build is (Not) Boring (Premium)

If you think Microsoft Build is boring, you’re missing the point. This isn’t a consumer…

Stardock Delivers Groupy 1.2 for Windows

Upset that Microsoft is no longer bringing window tabs to Windows 10? The new version…

Samsung is Canceling Galaxy Fold Preorders

Samsung said today that it cannot predict when it will be able to ship its…

Watch the HoloLens 2 Apollo 11 Demo

If you caught yesterday’s Build 2019 keynote, you may have witnessed the awkwardness of a…

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Ethics Matters (Premium)

Thanks to mounting fears of Big Tech’s privacy invasions, the world is about to change.…

Windows 10 to Include a Linux Kernel for WSL

Future versions of Windows 10 will ship with a real Linux kernel that offers dramatically…

Amazon Alexa for Windows 10 Goes Hands-Free

Amazon released a new version of its Alexa app for Windows 10 that runs in…

Android Auto is Getting a New Design this Summer

Google announced that it is launching a major design overhaul of Android Auto that will…

Build 2019: Microsoft Announces .NET 5

The next .NET release after .NET Core 3 will be branded as .NET 5, with…

Build 2019: Windows 10 to Pick Up Tabbed Terminal, More

Today at its Build 2019 developer show, Microsoft announced several coming improvements to Windows 10.

EU to Launch Apple Antitrust Probe

It’s finally happening: The European Commission will investigate whether Apple is abusing its market power…

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