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

Twitter Brings its PWA to Windows 10 and the Microsoft Store

While Windows 10 version 1803 will bring many nice changes, support for Progressive Web Apps…

OnePlus Concludes Sales of the 5T to North America

OnePlus Concludes Sales of the 5T to North America

OnePlus is a quirky company. And the way it sells its devices is one great…

Windows 10 Version 1803 Development Winds Down

Windows 10 Version 1803 Development Winds Down

With the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview build 17128 to the Fast ring today,…

HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Performance

Leisurely. Is the only possible word one could use to describe the performance of Windows…

HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: App Compatibility

HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: App Compatibility

We've long understood that Windows 10 on ARM would present app compatibility challenges. But it's…

Google Drops Pixel 2 XL Pricing by $200

Google Drops Pixel 2 XL Pricing by $200

To counter the lower cost of the superior Samsung Galaxy S9+, Google has dropped the…

HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Battery Life

HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Battery Life

Well, I can say this much already: HP's Envy x2 battery life claims are quite…

HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) First Impressions

HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) First Impressions

Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, the HP Envy x2 delivers about 20 hours of…

Pocket Casts Comes to the Microsoft Store

Pocket Casts Comes to the Microsoft Store

As you may know, Pocket Casts is my favorite podcast app, and it's on the…

Thinking About Google's "Big Bet" on Games
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Thinking About Google’s “Big Bet” on Games (Premium)

Google this week is touting its "big bet" on games and its efforts to transform…

Suddenly, Amazon is Number Two
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Suddenly, Amazon is Number Two (Premium)

Amazon.com this week surpassed Alphabet/Google to become the world's second-largest corporation by market capitalization.

Living with S Mode: Apps
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Living with S Mode: Core Apps (Premium)

To better understand what works---and what doesn't---with Windows 10 in S mode, it's helpful to…

Atari's Next Console to be Nostalgically Branded as the VCS

Atari’s Next Console to be Nostalgically Branded as the VCS

With a wave of personal technology nostalgia sweeping across a certain demographic, Atari will brand…

HP Envy x2 Preview: Here Comes the Future

HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Preview: Here Comes the Future

Today, I will receive an HP Envy x2, one of the world's first Qualcomm Snapdragon-based…

Huawei Mate 10 Pro is $100 Off this Week

Huawei Mate 10 Pro is $100 Off this Week

Huawei's excellent Mate 10 Pro is $100 off at participating retailers now through March 24.

Sorry Samsung, But the Pixel 2 XL Wins This One

Sorry Samsung, But the Pixel 2 XL Wins This One

The Samsung Galaxy S9+ has a truly excellent camera, but it falls short of the…

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