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.

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Google: Pixel Will Never Be a Major Player in the Smartphone Market

Google: Pixel Will Never Be a Major Player in the Smartphone Market

Pixel is “a good business” and important to the future of Google. But AI is…

Pixel Matters
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Pixel Matters (Premium)

The Pixel 10 Pro XL is one of the least enticing upgrades I’ve experienced in…

Proton Lumo 1.1 Amps Up the Performance, Reliability, and Accuracy

Proton Lumo 1.1 Amps Up the Performance, Reliability, and Accuracy

Proton has issued a major upgrade for its Lumo privacy-first AI assistant that provides significant…

Made by Google 2025: Gemini is Coming to Google Home

Made by Google 2025: Gemini is Coming to Google Home

Somewhat lost in today’s flurry of Pixel news across hardware, software, and services, Google also…

Extended Dark mode in Android 16

Google Releases Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1

Google today released the first developer beta of Android 16 Quarterly Platform Release 2 (QPR2),…

Made by Google 2025: Fitbit, Gemini Live, and Google Photos Updates

Made by Google 2025: Fitbit, Gemini Live, and Google Photos Updates

Made by Google 2025 wasn’t just about new hardware: The company also announced a wide…

Brave Discovers Security Vulnerability in Perplexity Comet

Brave Discovers Security Vulnerability in Perplexity Comet

Brave announced that it has discovered a security vulnerability in Perplexity’s AI web browser, Comet.…

Behind Thurrott.com: New Book, New Podcast, New Newsletters, and More!

Behind Thurrott.com: New Book, New Podcast, New Newsletters, and More!

There are numerous changes happening at Thurrott.com, and all at once, but it’s all good…

DuckDuckGo Brings GPT-5 mini to Duck.ai

DuckDuckGo Brings GPT-5 mini to Duck.ai

DuckDuckGo has updated Duck.ai, its free, private, and anonymous AI chat service, with support for…

Notion Finally Adds an Offline Feature

Notion Finally Adds an Offline Feature

Notion quietly added an offline feature to its flagship note-taking app, but it’s extremely limited…

Google Proposes Play Store Changes to EU

Google Proposes Play Store Changes to EU

In March, the European Commission determined that Google’s Play Store policies do not comply with…

What Google Chrome Says About the Future of Web Browsing
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What Google Chrome Says About the Future of Web Browsing (Premium)

As the dominant web browser on desktop and mobile, it’s perhaps not surprising that Google…

Grammarly Announces AI Agents, Docs Editor

Grammarly Announces AI Agents, Docs Editor

Grammarly is expanding its writing assistant into an AI-native productivity suite, and AI agents will…

.NETpad 2025: Running Up That Hill
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.NETpad 2025: Running Up That Hill (Premium)

Developers are right to be upset with Microsoft’s mishandling of the Windows App SDK. It’s…

Synology DiskStation DS423+ First Impressions

Synology DiskStation DS423+ First Impressions

The Synology DiskStation DS423+ is a four-bay NAS (network-attached storage) device for prosumers and small…

Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16 First Impressions

Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16 First Impressions

With its Intel Core Ultra 9 processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5000-series graphics, and 16-inch OLED…

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