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

Sony Announces Its PS4 Black Friday Deals

Today, Sony announced its the sale prices it will offer on PlayStation 4 during the…

OnePlus 6T Coming in New Color This Week

OnePlus today announced that it will soon be selling its flagship handset in a bold…

Apple MacBook Air (2018) First Impressions

Apple's new MacBook Air offers a more modern---and, yes, more expensive---take on this venerable and…

Microsoft Touts AI Advances in Outlook

This week, Microsoft posted an overview of how AI has improved its Outlook clients on…

What's Up with Apple's Resistance to Multi-touch Macs?

Apple Admits to Hardware Quality Problems with iPhone X, MacBook Pro

It's yet another sign of declining product quality at Apple. The good news? Apple will…

Huawei Mate 20 First Impressions

Huawei's hardware designs have always impressed, and the Mate 20 continues that tradition.

Tip: Crackdown is Free for Xbox One and Xbox 360

This is an excellent, excellent, game and it works on both Xbox 360 and Xbox…

Microsoft Quickly Fixes Windows 10 Activation Issue

Yesterday, many Windows 10 Pro users started seeing erroneous activation issues. But Microsoft quickly fixed…

And You Thought the 1809 Delay Didn’t Hurt Anyone

A few people have told me that Microsoft's inability to ship Windows 10 version 1809…

Google Rebrands Files Go as Files by Google

Google today relaunched its Files Go file management app for Android as Files by Google.

Microsoft is Adding AI-Powered Placeholders to Word

Microsoft this week announced that it is adding some new AI-powered features to Word across…

Microsoft Releases July Firmware Updates for Surface Pro 3

Surface Pro 3 Picks Up Some Firmware Updates

It may be over four years old, but Surface Pro 3 continues to be served…

Samsung to Push Forward with Bixby, Smartphone Notches, and a New UX

Samsung didn't just announce a foldable display yesterday. Here are some of the firm's other…

Sony Quietly Revs the PlayStation 4 Pro

Sony has quietly released a quieter new version of its PlayStation 4 Pro video game…

OnePlus 6T Check-In: In-Display Fingerprint Reader

I was told to expect that the OnePlus 6T in-display fingerprint reader was a bit…

HP Envy x2 (Intel) Review

Yes, the Intel version of the HP Envy x2 is better, overall, than the Snapdragon…

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