Paul Thurrott
Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with over 25 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
Thurrott Daily: March 26
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 26, 2016
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Tech tidbits from around the web: a new Office 2016 Insider Preview build is now…
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14295 Heads Out for PC and Mobile
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 25, 2016
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Microsoft today released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14295 for both PC and Mobile to…
Microsoft’s Alex Kipman Demos HoloLens at TED
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 25, 2016
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A video and transcript of a TED appearance by HoloLens inventor Alex Kipman is now…
Surface Hub is Now Shipping to Customers
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 25, 2016
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After multiple delays, Microsoft's eagerly-awaited new group collaboration PC, the Surface Hub, is now shipping…
Microsoft Band Users Will Be Able to Compete With Facebook Friends
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 24, 2016
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Thanks to a coming update to the Microsoft Health mobile app, Microsoft Band users will…
Coming Soon: Skype UWP App Preview for Windows 10
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 24, 2016
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Responding to complaints about its Skype client strategy on Windows, Microsoft will ship a Skype…
Thurrott Daily: March 24
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 24, 2016
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A few tech tidbits from around the web: Microsoft allegedly working on "total update" for…
Windows Phone Usage Stats for March, Plus a Peek at Windows 10 Mobile Upgadeability
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 24, 2016
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In this month’s peek at Windows phone usage, AdDuplex also supplies an interesting peek at…
Thurrott Daily: March 23
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 23, 2016
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Tech tidbits from around the web: Get Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Xbox One…
Xbox One System Update is Live, Brings Additional New Features
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 23, 2016
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I wrote about the next major system update for Xbox One back when it was…
Microsoft Launches Tay.ai Chat Bot in the U.S.
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 23, 2016
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It looks like Cortana has some competition: About two years after its launch in China,…
Google is Retiring the Chrome App Launcher on Windows
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 23, 2016
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Google announced this week that it will be retiring the Chrome App Launcher on Windows…
Streaming is Now the Most Popular Form of Music Consumption in the U.S.
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 23, 2016
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The Recording Industry Association of America reported this week that revenues from streaming music services…
Microsoft Band 2: Another View
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 22, 2016
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My wife Stephanie—admittedly non-technical, but very interested in health and nutrition—started using a Microsoft Band…
Google Photos Adds Auto Album Feature
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 22, 2016
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I've recommended Google Photos since the service first launched last year. And this week, it's…
Lenovo ThinkPad T460s First Impressions
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 22, 2016
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With its latest T-series Ultrabook, Lenovo is blurring the line with its upscale X1-series more…