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
Apple Notches Another Victory (Premium)
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- Mar 01, 2018
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The notch in Apple's iPhone X is a ridiculous and unnecessary compromise. But that hasn't…
Report: Samsung Galaxy S9 Has the Best-Ever Smartphone Display
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- Mar 01, 2018
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The experts at DisplayMate have bestowed the Samsung Galaxy S9 display with its highest-ever grade,…
Tip: Fix the Missing Microsoft Store in Windows 10 Build 17110
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- Mar 01, 2018
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Windows Insiders on the Fast ring who installed build 17110 this week got a nasty---or…
Microsoft Soundscape Helps Those with Vision Impairments Explore the World
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- Mar 01, 2018
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An inspiring new Microsoft app for iPhone uses 3D audio to help the blind and…
Surface Laptop Update Improves Battery Reliability
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- Mar 01, 2018
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Surface Laptop owners have a firmware update to look forward to today. But this one…
Office 365 February Updates Include Improvements to Word, Teams, and StaffHub
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- Feb 28, 2018
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Microsoft today documented the many updates it provided in February across the Office 365 stack…
Games with Gold for March Goes Live a Day Early
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- Feb 28, 2018
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For the second time in three months, Microsoft has lifted the toll gates a bit…
Flutter, PWAs, and Xamarin, Oh My! (Premium)
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- Feb 28, 2018
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Understanding developer technologies is key to a deeper understanding of personal computing platforms. So how…
Amazon + Ring (Premium)
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- Feb 27, 2018
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Amazon's $1 billion purchase of smart home security firm Ring is big news, but it…
Smartphone Sales Just Fell for the First Time Ever (Premium)
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- Feb 27, 2018
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Smartphone sales actually fell in the final quarter of 2017, a first. How will the…
How I Write: Rise Above the Noise (Premium)
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- Feb 27, 2018
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There's a lot of noise out there. But I have one central rule when it…
Samsung Galaxy S9 Preview: The 2018 Flagships Have Arrived
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- Feb 26, 2018
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Here, I'd like to provide a broader overview of the Samsung Galaxy S9 feature-set, with…
Samsung Gets it Right with the Galaxy S9 (Premium)
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 26, 2018
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While some tech pundits are complaining that the Samsung Galaxy S9 is just more of…
First Call of Duty: WWII Map Pack Coming to Xbox One on March 1
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 25, 2018
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Call of Duty: WWII gamers on PlayStation 4 have been enjoying The Resistance, the game's…
Google Ships ARCore 1.0 for Android
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- Feb 23, 2018
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Google today announced that ARCore 1.0, its augmented reality platform for Android, is now available…
Ask Paul: February 23 (Premium)
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- Feb 23, 2018
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Happy Friday everyone. Here is another installment of Ask Paul.