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

Now the EU is Investigating Amazon Too

Following in the rich traditions of Microsoft, Intel, Apple, and Google, Amazon has finally found…

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Evernot? The Problem with Cloud Services (Premium)

Evernote's impending failure raises questions, but there's a broader debate to be had about how…

Sony Announces the PlayStation Classic

Sony is jumping on the video game nostalgia bandwagon and will release a PlayStation Classic…

Chrome OS 69 Brings New Look, Linux App Support

Chrome OS 69 is available publicly today for the first time, bringing the same Material…

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17763 Could Be It

Microsoft has issued yet another Windows 10 Insider Preview build. But this one could actually…

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Let’s Talk About the iPhone XS (and XS Max) (Premium)

Apple's newest flagships arrive on Friday and the first reviews are already out. How does…

Microsoft Details Deprecated and Removed Features in Windows 10 Version 1809

As it does for every new Windows version, Microsoft today detailed those features that are…

Apple Releases iOS 12

Apple announced today that it has released iOS 12 publicly to owners of compatible iPhone,…

Linus Torvalds Apologizes for Being a Jerk

Linux inventor and maintainer Linus Torvalds has apologized for his abusive behavior towards others in…

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Remember When a New iPhone Cost $199? (Premium)

10 years ago, a brand new iPhone cost $199. Today, an iPhone XS Max starts…

Microsoft Brings Five Games to Steam and PC Disc

Microsoft has announced that five of its blockbuster Microsoft Studio games are now available via…

Now Google Has a Batterygate of Its Own

Google has apologized for remotely enabling a battery saver feature on users' Android handsets. But…

The Email Experiment: Outlook.com and Outlook Mobile

With Google killing off Inbox, I'm searching for simple email clients for the PC/web and…

Living with S Mode: First Steps
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Finally, Microsoft Takes a Step Back from the Windows 10 Cliff (Premium)

Just days after a new escalation of its Edge advertising efforts in Windows 10, Microsoft…

Microsoft Announces the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Microsoft Ships Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17760

Yep, Microsoft is still pumping out near-final builds of Windows 10 version 1809. And no,…

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Ask Paul: September 14 (Premium)

Happy Friday. Here's another round of questions and answers. Including one that might have solved…

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