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

Games with Gold for July Goes Live a Day Early

The first two free games in next month's Games with Gold promotion are now available,…

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Ask Paul: June 29 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here's another round of Q & A to start off the summer.

Amazon Brings Show Mode to its Fire HD Tablets

Amazon this week announced that it is bringing Echo Show capabilities to its Fire HD…

Report: April Update Hits 78 Percent of Windows 10 PCs

The latest AdDuplex report shows that the April 2018 Update has been rolled out to…

Halo TV Series is Coming to Showtime

Microsoft announced today that Showtime has commissioned a 10-episode season of Halo, which is based…

Sling TV Rejiggers Its Cord-Cutting Service

Sling TV announced a major restructuring of its cord-cutting service, with new free and à…

OnePlus Commits to Three Years of Updates

OnePlus today formally committed to service its handsets with two years of feature updates and…

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Let’s Talk About Sets (Premium)

With Sets punted out of the latest Windows Insider build, many are wondering if this…

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Apple’s TV Subscription Plan is Not What You Think It Is (Premium)

You may have seen reports that Apple is going to launch a TV subscription service.…

Apple and Samsung Settle Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Apple and Samsung have agreed to settle their seven-year-old patent infringement lawsuit. Terms of the…

Lenovo Flex 6 (14″) Review

The 14-inch Lenovo Flex 6 hits the sweet spot with its affordable pricing, flexible design,…

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A New Theory About Surface and USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 (Premium)

I've been calling on Microsoft to add USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 to its Surface PCs…

Tip: Get the iOS, macOS, and tvOS Betas Today

Apple Finally Ships Public Betas of iOS 12, tvOS 12, and macOS Mojave

Three weeks ago, Apple announced public beta releases for iOS 12, tvOS 12, and macOS…

Surface USB-C Dongle Reportedly Shipping This Week

Announced over a year ago, Microsoft's utterly pointless Surface-branded USB-C dongle will reportedly ship this…

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (2018) First Impressions

I'm heading to New York today for meetings, and I'll be bringing along a new…

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No VR on Xbox One? Good! (Premium)

Microsoft's decision to ignore VR/MR on Xbox is the correct one and it speaks to…

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