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.

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Google Explains Why Chrome OS is More Secure

Google Explains Why Chrome OS is More Secure

Google today offered an interesting overview of how it secures Chrome OS. And while much…

SoundCloud Comes to Xbox One, Windows 10

SoundCloud Comes to Xbox One, Windows 10

Microsoft announced today that the SoundCloud app for Xbox One is now available, as is…

Microsoft Planner is Now Available on Android and iOS

Microsoft announced today that its new Planner companion mobile app for Office 365 is now…

Tip: Kill Those Suspicious Pop-Up Windows

Tip: Kill Those Suspicious Pop-Up Windows

Last week, I tweeted about repeatedly seeing a mysterious and suspicious pop-up command line window…

More Windows Mixed Reality Headsets Debut at Computex

At Computex 2017 this morning, Microsoft and a variety of hardware partners showed off the…

Microsoft's "Always Connected PCs" Initiative Brings eSIMs to PCs

Microsoft’s “Always Connected PCs” Initiative Brings eSIMs to PCs

At Computex 2017 this morning, Microsoft announced that it will partner with chipmakers like Intel…

Essential? Maybe So

Essential? Maybe So

Andy Rubin has unveiled his first Essential phone and the start of an open ecosystem…

Microsoft's Sad Mobile Fantasy (Premium)
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Thinking About Microsoft’s Mobile Fantasy (Premium)

Microsoft is secretly building a new Windows-based mobile platform that may or may not ever…

Intel Announces Core X-Series, "Coffee Lake," Compute Cards, More

Intel Announces Core X-Series, “Coffee Lake,” Compute Cards, More

Intel has unleashed a flurry of announcements tied to the Computex Taipei 2017 trade show.…

Andy Rubin Reveals His Essential Phone

This morning, Android creator Andy Rubin's new company, Essential, has gone public and revealing its…

A Netflix for Video Games? Not Quite

A Netflix for Video Games? Not Quite

Xbox Game Pass offers some compelling advantages over Sony's similar PlayStation Now service. But it…

The iPhone is Boring (Premium)
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The iPhone is Boring (Premium)

With WWDC 2017 looming on the horizon, the stakes are high for Apple, as its…

HP Spectre x360 (4K/Pen) Review

HP Spectre x360 (4K/Pen) Review

The HP Spectre x360 (4K/UHD) is a near-perfect convertible PC, especially for those looking for…

Xamarin University to Offer Free Mobile Development Series in June

Xamarin University to Offer Free Mobile Development Series in June

Microsoft announced today that its Xamarin University will start a free, five-part mobile development series…

Microsoft Deliver a Major Set of Surface Pro 4 Updates

Microsoft Delivers a Major Set of Surface Pro 4 Updates

Microsoft last night delivered a set of firmware updates for Surface Pro 4 that are…

Microsoft Issues New Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1703

Microsoft Issues New Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1703

Microsoft today issued its second cumulative update this month for Windows 10 version 1703 (the…

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