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

Sorry, But Sets is Dead

Citing multiple sources, Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft has quietly canceled plans to add…

Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL are Half-Off, Today Only

Looking to get a great deal on a Google Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL?…

HP Chromebook x360 14 First Impressions

HP’s business-class Chromebook x360 14 targets the modern workplace with its premium design and versatile…

Is Microsoft Still Working on Sets?

It was the tweet heard ‘round the (Microsoft) world: Sets are “no more.” Except for…

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Ask Paul: April 19 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here’s another round of questions, this time surprisingly diverse, to kick off the…

Windows 10 Version 1903 is Available on MSDN

That’s earlier than usual, but the release is tied to a call for developers to…

New Edge Canary Expands to Support Windows 10 32-Bit

The initial releases of the new Microsoft Edge ran only on 64-bit versions of Windows…

Yes, Windows 8 is Still Unsupported

Microsoft quietly changed a 2018 blog post about Windows Phone and Windows 8/8.1 Store app…

Alexa Users Get Free, Ad-Supported Version of Amazon Music 

Amazon today announced that its Alexa customers now have access to a free, ad-supported version…

Google Home Users Get Free, Ad-Supported YouTube Music

Google announced a free, ad-supported version of YouTube Music to all users of Google Home…

YouTube is Coming Back to Amazon Fire TV

Hell has frozen over: Google’s popular YouTube service is coming back to Amazon Fire TV…

Android Sync Coming to the New Edge

Microsoft said last night that it is updating the Android version of Edge so that…

Google Adds Search and Browser Ballot Screens to Android in the EU

Google will implement new Search and Browser ballot screens in Android in the European Union…

Breaking, Literally: Samsung Has a Fold Problem

The folding displays of at least four Samsung Galaxy Fold handsets have failed just days…

Google Delivers Android Studio 3.4

Google has announced the availability of Android Studio 3.4, the latest version of its Android…

Living on the (New) Edge: Reading

If you’re coming to the new Edge from Google Chrome, you may be surprised by…

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