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

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Nvidia Revenues Up 69 Percent to $44.1 Billion

Nvidia reported a net income of $18.8 billion on revenues of $44.1 billion in the…

HP Revenues Up 3.3 Percent to $13.2 Billion

HP Revenues Up 3.3 Percent to $13.2 Billion

HP reported that it earned a net income of $700 million on revenues of $13.2…

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Gurman: Apple to Rebrand OS Versions with Year Numbers

Apple will drop version numbers iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS and move to…

IDC Predicts PC Market to Grow Over 4 Percent in 2025 to 274 Million Units

IDC Predicts PC Market to Grow Over 4 Percent in 2025 to 274 Million Units

IDC has increased its prediction for PC unit sales growth by 4.1 percent in 2025…

Stardock Releases Fences 6

Stardock Releases Fences 6

Stardock has taken Fences 6 out of beta, making the latest version of the desktop…

Opera Neon

Opera Announces Neon, a Fully Agentic Web Browser

Opera today announced Opera Neon, an upcoming "fully agentic" web browser that will proactively work…

Windows Update is Going to Update Third-Party Apps, Too

Windows Update is Going to Update Third-Party Apps, Too

Today, Windows Update is used to provide system and driver updates, but Microsoft is evolving…

Samsung Galaxy S25 Owners Can Now Beta Test One UI 8

Samsung Galaxy S25 Owners Can Now Beta Test One UI 8

Samsung confirms that it partnered with Google to align their respective design systems in One…

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Qualcomm Refutes Apple C1 Modem Performance Claims

A Qualcomm commissioned study says that Apple's C1 modem falls short of those it produces,…

Firefox 139 Arrives with Custom Wallpaper, More

Firefox 139 Arrives with Custom Wallpaper, More

With Mozilla continuing to refocus its business, there's a new version of Firefox available with…

Hands-On: Google TV

Hands-On: Google TV

I recently fired up my Chromecast with Google TV dongle again and was surprised by…

The Browser Company Discusses the Future of Arc, Dia, and the Web

The Browser Company Discusses the Future of Arc, Dia, and the Web

In a letter to its users, The Browser Company is providing more details about its…

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More Fear and Loathing in Seattle (Premium)

Build 2025 was a Microsoft event like no other, with the heady AI announcements at…

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15 First Impressions

And now for something completely different: The IdeaPad Slim 3 is a 15.3-inch laptop at…

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Ask Paul: May 23 (Premium)

Well, that was quite the week. But we have a three-day weekend to recover. And…

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FTC Finally Drops Bid to Unwind Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

After wasting taxpayer money for over two years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finally…

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