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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Games with Gold: March

For March, Games with Gold Offers $99 in Free Games

It’s a new month, and you know what that means: Four free new Xbox games…

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15046 is Now Available on the Fast Ring

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15046 is Now Available on the Fast Ring

I was rushing out the door when this happened, but last night, Microsoft delivered Windows…

Here Come the February Updates for Office 365

Here Come the February Updates for Office 365

Microsoft today highlighted the updates it is providing across various Office 365 products and services…

Dell XPS 15 (2017) First Impressions

Dell XPS 15 (2017) First Impressions

Dell basically invented the market for smaller laptops with edge-to-edge displays. And this year, it…

Microsoft Takes on PlayStation Now with Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft Takes on PlayStation Now with Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft today announced Xbox Game Pass, which will provide unlimited access to over 100 Xbox…

Google Touts Its VR Successes

Google Touts Its VR Successes

Google today revealed that its virtual reality (VR) initiatives are more successful than many had…

For Nokia Smartphone Success, Hardware Design Isn't Enough (Premium)
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For Nokia Smartphone Success, Hardware Design Isn’t Enough (Premium)

I am curiously excited by Nokia's return to the smartphone market. But the newly-announced handsets…

Microsoft is Inexplicably Slowing Down App Updates on the Fast Ring

Microsoft is Inexplicably Slowing Down App Updates on the Fast Ring

Excited to test newly announced features in the Groove and Movies & TV apps, I've…

Mozilla Acquires Pocket

Mozilla Acquires Pocket

Mozilla Corporation announced last night that it has acquired Read It Later, which makes Pocket,…

Sony's PlayStation VR More Popular Than Expected? We'll See

Sony’s PlayStation VR More Popular Than Expected? We’ll See

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

A Quick Roundup of Some New PCs Announced at MWC

True to its name, Mobile World Congress (MWC) is mostly about smartphones and tablets. But…

New Windows 10 Feature Blocks Desktop Apps

New Windows 10 Feature Blocks Desktop Apps

An unannounced new feature in the latest Windows 10 Insider build lets you emulate the…

HMD Announces a Family of New Nokia Smartphones

HMD Announces a Family of New Nokia Smartphones

The Finnish firm HMD is picking up right where Nokia left off, with a family…

Xbox Gets a Subtle Change to Achievements Reporting

Xbox Gets a Subtle Change to Achievements Reporting

This week, Microsoft revealed a subtle but welcome change to the way that it reports…

HP Pro x2 Detachable PC Preview

HP Pro x2 Detachable PC Preview

This morning, HP announced a new Surface Pro rival for businesses: The HP Pro x2…

Google Assistant is Coming to More Android Phones

Google Assistant is Coming to More Android Phones

Google just announced that it will bring Google Assistant to Android 6.0 and 7.0 handsets…

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