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

Crackdown 3 Has Been Delayed Again, to 2019 (Updated)

Microsoft has not commented on this publicly, but a single report is claiming that the…

Windows Insider Preview build 17686 includes a hint that Microsoft may soon allow users to "switch to S mode."

Hands-On with Android P Beta 2

Google has released Android P Beta 2, and I've installed it on my Pixel 2…

Switch to S Mode?

Switch to S Mode?

Windows Insider Preview build 17686 includes a hint that Microsoft may soon allow users to…

Microsoft To-Do Picks Up List Sharing and Steps

Microsoft To-Do for iPhone, Android, Windows and the web is picking up some new functionality…

Microsoft Announces Visual Studio 2019

The next major version of Microsoft's flagship software development suite will be named Visual Studio…

Microsoft Delivers Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16273 for PC

Microsoft Ships Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17686

Microsoft announced its latest Redstone 5 build today, Windows 10 Insider Preview build 17686. It's…

Google Releases Android P Beta 2

Google Releases Android P Beta 2

Google today announced the second beta for Android P, the upcoming version of its mobile…

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Too Many Intelligent Edges (Premium)

"You're an intelligent edge! YOU'RE an intelligent edge. YOU'RE an intelligent edge too!!" Or whatever. I…

Amazon Makes it Even Easier for PC Makers to Adopt Alexa

Amazon Makes it Even Easier for PC Makers to Adopt Alexa

More bad news for Cortana: Amazon has made it easier than ever for all PC…

Microsoft Announces Windows Collaboration Displays Platform

Microsoft's Windows Collaboration Displays platform will let its partners create Surface Hub-like room-scale collaboration devices.

Project Fi Works with Google's Parental Controls Now

Project Fi Works with Google’s Parental Controls Now

Google announced today that its Project Fi wireless service is now compatible with its Family…

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

Tip: Get the iOS, macOS, and tvOS Betas (Updated)

Apple announced new versions of iOS, watchOS, macOS, and tVOS during its WWDC 2018 keynote…

Hands-On with macOS Mojave Developer Preview

Hands-On with macOS Mojave Developer Preview

Apple announced the first public beta of macOS Mojave yesterday, so I installed it on…

Office 365 is Coming to the Mac App Store

Apple announced yesterday that Microsoft has agreed to offer Office 365 for download from the…

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Notice Anything Missing in the WWDC Keynote? (Premium)

Many Apple fans are complaining that the firm didn't announce new MacBooks at WWDC. But…

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Game Changer? (Premium)

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 850 announcement is a bit more profound than is immediately obvious.

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