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

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…

VIVE Presses Reset on its VR Headset Lineup

VIVE Presses Reset on its VR Headset Lineup

Today, Vive announced a new standalone VR headset called the Vive Pro. And it is…

Report: Samsung Galaxy S9 is Not Durable

Report: Samsung Galaxy S9 is Not Durable

A new report from SquareTrade says that while the Samsung Galaxy S9 is marginally more…

Apple and Samsung, Going It Alone
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Apple and Samsung, Going It Alone (Premium)

Apple and Samsung are similar in many ways. But their biggest similarity is perhaps a…

Here's What's Really Happening with Windows 10
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Here’s What’s Really Happening with Windows 10 (Premium)

Microsoft has revealed a new step in its plan to force Windows users to use…

Mint SIM Adds International Data Roaming

Mint SIM Adds International Data Roaming

I've been using the low-cost wireless carrier Mint SIM since last December. Today, they added…

Ask Paul: March 16
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Ask Paul: March 16 (Premium)

Here's the latest edition of Ask Paul, which has some tough and often unanswerable questions…

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