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
Microsoft Extends Support for Windows 7 and 8.1 on Skylake PCs
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- Mar 18, 2016
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Back in January, Microsoft revealed that it would only support Windows 7 and 8.1 on…
Lowes Will Put HoloLens in Hands of Consumers for the First Time
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 18, 2016
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While we still believe that a consumer HoloLens release is years away, a new partnership…
Thurrott Daily: March 18
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- Mar 18, 2016
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A few tech tidbits from around the web: No 512 MB Windows phones will get…
Get an Xbox One For As Little As $300 This Weekend
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 18, 2016
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As part of a Spring Sale, Microsoft will be offering its Xbox One video game…
Audible Introduces Clips Feature
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 18, 2016
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Amazon this week announced a new feature in its Audible mobile app that helps you…
Windows Maps Gets a Big Update on Windows 10 for PC and Mobile
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 17, 2016
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Well, Microsoft wasn't kidding: In the wake of the HERE apps debacle, the software giant…
Microsoft Ships Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14291 for PC and Mobile
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 17, 2016
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Microsoft has announced the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14291 for both PC…
Microsoft Edge is Finally Getting Extensions Support
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 17, 2016
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While it's fair to say that Windows 10 shipped in incomplete form last July, one…
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S is the Latest Surface Clone
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 17, 2016
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Samsung announced today that its Galaxy TabPro S---the latest in a long line of Surface…
Microsoft (Finally) Ships Windows 10 Mobile Upgrade for Windows Phone 8.1
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 17, 2016
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You've waited and waited, and the day has finally arrived (sort of): Microsoft announced today…
A Quick Look at the Android N Developer Preview
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 17, 2016
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Last week, Google surprised us with an early-than-usual peek at its next mobile OS, currently…
Thurrott Daily: March 17
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- Mar 17, 2016
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Happy St. Patrick's Day. A few tech tidbits from around the web: Microsoft will bring…
Windows 10 Apps and Store Coming to Xbox One “This Summer”
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 17, 2016
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We've long known that Microsoft plans to bring the UWP (Universal Windows Platform) to Xbox…
“Skull Canyon” Mini-PC Takes Intel NUC to Gamers
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 17, 2016
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As you probably know, I've been championing Intel's amazing NUC mini-PC kits for the past…
App Pick: LastPass Authenticator for Android, iPhone and Windows Phones
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 17, 2016
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I've long recommended the use of authenticator smart phone apps because they make using two-factor…
Twitter Comes to Windows 10 Mobile
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 16, 2016
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Today, Twitter released the first Universal Windows Platform (UWP) version of its app for Windows…