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

Flutter, PWAs, and Xamarin, Oh My!
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Flutter, PWAs, and Xamarin, Oh My! (Premium)

Understanding developer technologies is key to a deeper understanding of personal computing platforms. So how…

Amazon + Ring
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Amazon + Ring (Premium)

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
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Smartphone Sales Just Fell for the First Time Ever (Premium)

Smartphone sales actually fell in the final quarter of 2017, a first. How will the…

How I Write: Rise Above the Noise
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How I Write: Rise Above the Noise (Premium)

There's a lot of noise out there. But I have one central rule when it…

Samsung Galaxy S9 Preview: The New Flagships

Samsung Galaxy S9 Preview: The 2018 Flagships Have Arrived

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
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Samsung Gets it Right with the Galaxy S9 (Premium)

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

First Call of Duty: WWII Map Pack Coming to Xbox One on March 1

Call of Duty: WWII gamers on PlayStation 4 have been enjoying The Resistance, the game's…

Google Ships ARCore 1.0 for Android

Google today announced that ARCore 1.0, its augmented reality platform for Android, is now available…

Ask Paul: February 23
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Ask Paul: February 23 (Premium)

Happy Friday everyone. Here is another installment of Ask Paul.

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Thinking About the Samsung Galaxy S9 (Premium)

This weekend, Samsung will announce the Galaxy S9, and while many seem excited, I'm wondering…

Grammarly Keyboard for Android Picks Up New Customization Features

Grammarly Keyboard for Android Picks Up New Customization Features

Grammarly today updated its Android keyboard with some useful new customization features, further enhancing the…

Hands On: Beta PWA Support in Chrome OS

I recently discussed how Google is following Microsoft in supporting PWAs on the desktop. Here's…

Google Announces Android Enterprise Recommended Program

Google Certifies Android for the Enterprise

Google today announced the Android Enterprise Recommended program, which certifies Android handsets that meet a…

Windows 10 on ARM to Launch with 3 PCs on 14 Carriers

Windows 10 on ARM to Launch with 3 PCs on 14 Carriers

Qualcomm announced today that the three Windows 10 on ARM PCs that will launch this…

Google's Biggest Pixel Failure is Not Unit Sales
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Google’s Biggest Pixel Failure Was Not Unit Sales (Premium)

Google is trying to establish its hardware credibility in order to more effectively compete against…

Fall Creators Update Surges to 85 Percent Usage Share

Fall Creators Update Surges to 85 Percent Usage Share

AdDuplex this week is reporting that the Fall Creators Update is now installed on fully…

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