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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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…

Microsoft Renames Beam to Mixer, Adds New Features

In a surprise move, Microsoft revealed today that it has renamed its Beam game streaming…

Google Home Hints at Our Ambient Computing Future

Google Home Hints at Our Ambient Computing Future

Google Home can answer questions, trigger entertainment experiences, and control smart home devices. But I'm…

Intel to Integrate Thunderbolt 3 into Future CPUs

Intel to Integrate Thunderbolt 3 into Future CPUs

How important is Thunderbolt 3 to the future of the PC? Intel announced this week…

Tip: Watch Microsoft Introduce the New Surface Pro

Tip: Watch Microsoft Introduce the New Surface Pro

This week, Microsoft announced the new Surface Pro and new Surface peripherals at a special…

Microsoft Says Creators Update Rollout is "On Track"

Microsoft Says Creators Update Rollout is “On Track”

Six weeks after Microsoft first began rolling out the Windows 10 Creators Update, the software…

Xbox Game Pass Launches June 1

Xbox Game Pass Launches June 1

Microsoft announced today that its game subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, will launch publicly on…

Twitter Lite is a PWA Win

Twitter Lite is a PWA Win

The transition to Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) will take time. That said, one PWA, Twitter…

Apple Makes an Education Push Of Its Own

Apple Makes an Education Push Of Its Own

With both Microsoft and Google announcing major new education initiatives in recent weeks, Apple today…

Smartphone Sales Grew 6.35 Percent in Q1 2017

Smartphone Sales Grew 6.35 Percent in Q1 2017

With both Gartner and IDC weighing in on smartphone sales in the first quarter of…

New Surface Pro Offers a Faster Inking Experience

New Surface Pro Offers a Faster Inking Experience

It's not clear to me why Microsoft isn't highlighting this more, but the new Surface…

Google Pushes Chrome Further Into the Enterprise

Google Pushes Chrome Further Into the Enterprise

Google this week announced a set of updates for its Chrome web browser that are…

Windows 10 Device Usage: Creators Update After One Month

Windows 10 Device Usage: Creators Update After One Month

For May, AdDuplex looks at the progress Microsoft has made deploying the Windows 10 Creators…

Google Brings Family Features to YouTube TV, Calendar, Keep and Photos

Google Brings Family Features to YouTube TV, Calendar, Keep and Photos

Googles announced today that it is bringing family-based sharing functionality to its YouTube TV, Calendar,…

Microsoft Announces the May Updates for Office 365

As it does each month, Microsoft is providing its Office 365 customers with news about…

Google Home, Take 2

Google Home, Take 2

When Google announced its Home appliance a year ago, I figure it would quickly evolve…

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