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
Sony’s PlayStation VR More Popular Than Expected? We’ll See
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- Feb 27, 2017
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A new report claims that the PlayStation VR is more popular than Sony expected. Sure.…
A Quick Roundup of Some New PCs Announced at MWC
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- Feb 27, 2017
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True to its name, Mobile World Congress (MWC) is mostly about smartphones and tablets. But…
New Windows 10 Feature Blocks Desktop Apps
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- Feb 27, 2017
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An unannounced new feature in the latest Windows 10 Insider build lets you emulate the…
HMD Announces a Family of New Nokia Smartphones
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 26, 2017
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The Finnish firm HMD is picking up right where Nokia left off, with a family…
Xbox Gets a Subtle Change to Achievements Reporting
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 26, 2017
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This week, Microsoft revealed a subtle but welcome change to the way that it reports…
HP Pro x2 Detachable PC Preview
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 26, 2017
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This morning, HP announced a new Surface Pro rival for businesses: The HP Pro x2…
Google Assistant is Coming to More Android Phones
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 26, 2017
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Google just announced that it will bring Google Assistant to Android 6.0 and 7.0 handsets…
A Quick Note About the Cloudflare Leak
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 25, 2017
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Cloudflare announced this week that a data leak resulted in some private information being cached…
Creators Update Development Nears Its End
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 25, 2017
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With the release last night of Windows 10 Insiders Preview build 15042, the development of…
Looking Good: LG Gram 15 First Impressions
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 24, 2017
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Preternaturally thin and light, the LG Gram 15 was one of the happy surprises of…
Microsoft Delivers Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15042 to the Fast Ring
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 24, 2017
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It's been quite a wait between builds, but the new Windows 10 Insider Preview build…
Google Pushes Forward with RCS Rich Messaging Too
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 24, 2017
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As you may know, Google offers next-generation messaging clients like Allo and Duo. But the…
Microsoft Launches Major Update to Arrow Launcher for Android
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 24, 2017
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Microsoft last night launched a new version of its Arrow Launcher for Android which it…
Groove Music Will Use New Share Interface in Creators Update
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 24, 2017
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This week, Microsoft updated Groove Music on Windows 10. But the biggest new feature---playlist sharing---won't…
Whatever Happened to SMS Relay for Android?
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 23, 2017
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Microsoft has been promising to integrate Windows 10 PCs with our Android smartphones since early…
Google’s iOS Keyboard Updated with Voice Typing, More
- Paul Thurrott
- Feb 23, 2017
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iPhone users know that its built-in virtual keyboard is lackluster at best. Fortunately, you have…