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

Microsoft Details Five New Xbox Game Pass Titles Coming This Month

Maybe it's the holiday spirit, but Microsoft just can't seem to stop adding new titles…

Lenovo Yoga C630 Review Check-In: Performance

Does the Snapdragon 850 processor in the Yoga C630 provide enough of a performance improvement…

Hands-On with Newton for Windows 10

Essential Buys Newton Mail Maker CloudMagic

Is the struggling smartphone maker moving to a more software- and services-based strategy?

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Ask Paul: December 7 (Premium)

Happy Internet Tidal Wave day! Given this week's blockbuster news, there are many questions about…

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Game Over for Firefox? (Premium)

Microsoft's belated adoption of Chromium is great news for everybody. Well. Almost everybody.

PC Gamers Can Get Most of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for Just $30

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 debuted without a single player campaign. How do you…

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For Qualcomm, the Third Time’s the Charm (Premium)

It's been a year of highs and lows---OK, mostly lows---for Windows 10 on ARM. But…

Google Assistant is Getting AI-Powered Audio News

Google announced today that it is using AI to enhance the audio news capabilities of…

Tip: Join the Microsoft Edge Insider Program

Interested in testing the next version of Microsoft Edge? Then join the Microsoft Edge Insider…

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What It All Means (Premium)

Microsoft's announcement about its move away from Edge is surprisingly vague on details. Here's what…

Microsoft is Bringing Outlook.com Premium Features to Office 365

Tip: Get Office 365 Home for Just $55

Amazon is hosting a one-day sale on Office 365 Home. So you have to move…

Microsoft Enables Xbox Family Settings for Cross-Play

Microsoft announced today that it is enhancing the parental controls on Xbox One to include…

ECG Functionality Comes to Apple Watch

Today, Apple released an ECG app for Apple Watch that allows users to perform a…

Google Says Goodbye to Allo

Google confirmed that it is killing its Allo smart messaging app and will instead focus…

Lenovo Yoga C630 First Impressions

The Snapdragon 850-based Lenovo Yoga C630 hopes to overcome the performance problems of previous Windows…

Google Makes Android Developer Courses Available Publicly

Google has released its previously-private and in-person Android developer courses to the public online.

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