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

Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Crackdown 3, More Come to Xbox Game Pass in February

Microsoft has announced several of the new games coming to Xbox Game Pass this month.…

Microsoft Reveals Windows 7 Paid Support Prices

Microsoft’s largest customers can pay for additional Windows 7 support past that system’s support life…

Google Releases Password Checkup for Chrome

Google has released a new Chrome extension that will help you protect your accounts from…

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Computers I Have Known, a Love Story (Premium)

There are PCs I remember all my life, though some have changed. Some forever, not…

Google’s Parent Company Announces Quarterly and Annual Earnings

Alphabet---Google’s parent company---today announced that a net profit of $8.9 billion on revenues of $39.3…

Microsoft Authenticator Picks Up Security Notifications

Microsoft’s invaluable Authenticator mobile app just got even better, with support for security notifications.

Instant Tethering Comes to More Chromebooks, Android Handsets

Google announced today that it is bringing its Instant Tethering capabilities to 15 more Chromebooks…

Google Brings New Accessibility Apps to Android

Google today announced two useful new accessibility apps for Android aimed at the deaf and…

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Confluence (Premium)

When Leo Laporte called me in 2006 about co-hosting a podcast, he asked me how…

The Email Experiment: Another Quick Check-In

Back in September, I began examining alternatives to Google Inbox, which is being retired at…

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Ask Paul: February 1 (Premium)

Welcome to February, and Happy Friday: Here’s another set of questions and answers to wind…

Amazon Revenues Climb 20 Percent to $72.4 Billion

Amazon.com delivered revenues of $72.4 billion, capping off a year in which it reported total…

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Analysis: Microsoft Earnings (Premium)

Here's an analysis of what this week's Microsoft's financial results mean for the software giant’s…

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Assessing Apple’s and Microsoft’s Earnings Visually (Premium)

It occurred to me that there might be an interesting visual way to compare how…

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Dueling Views on Apple v. Facebook (Premium)

Apple took aggressive steps to counter Facebook privacy abuses on iOS. We should collectively cheer…

Analysis: Microsoft Earnings

Microsoft Revenues Jump 12 Percent to $32.5 Billion

Microsoft today announced that it earned net income of $8.4 billion on revenues of $32.5…

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