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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Windows 10 Hits 300 Million Active Devices, Free Upgrade Ends July 29

Windows 10 Hits 300 Million Active Devices, Free Upgrade Still Ends July 29

Microsoft announced today that Windows 10 is now in use on over 300 million active…

Windows 10 Mobile is Coming to the Lumia Icon ... But Only via Preview Builds

Windows 10 Mobile is Coming to the Lumia Icon … But Only via Preview Builds

Good news, Lumia Icon users: Microsoft revealed this week that it will indeed support the…

Vine Comes to Windows 10 As a UWP App

Vine Comes to Windows 10 As a UWP App

Vine announced today that it has released a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app, bringing its…

Thurrott Daily: May 4

Thurrott Daily: May 4

Tech tidbits from around the web: No Windows 10 Insider builds for PCs or Mobile…

Microsoft Adds Peripheral Vision to VR

Microsoft Adds Peripheral Vision to VR

This one is sort of ironic when you consider the field of view (FOV) issues…

Microsoft Quietly Launches Bing Insider Program

Microsoft Quietly Launches Bing Insider Program

Given the popularity of the Windows Insider and Office Insider programs, Microsoft is hoping some…

Oculus Rift is VR on Steroids

Oculus Rift is VR on Steroids

I had the chance to check out Rafael's Oculus Rift this week and---wow--it really does…

Thurrott Daily: May 3

Thurrott Daily: May 3

Tech tidbits from around the web: More takes on Microsoft's phone strategy and Intel's mobile…

Mac Nears 10 Percent Usage Share

Mac Nears 10 Percent Usage Share

While Windows is in no danger of losing its lock on the PC market, the…

Tim Cook Pulls an Osborne

Tim Cook Pulls an Osborne

And you thought Microsoft was doing everything it could to harm sales of its own…

Microsoft Band 2 is Again Discounted by $75

Microsoft Band 2 is Again Discounted by $75

For the third month in a row, Microsoft has discounted its Band 2 wearable by…

Spotify Falls Short for Those With Their Own Music Collections

Spotify Falls Short for Those With Their Own Music Collections

While Spotify is arguably the most popular full-featured music subscription service in the world, it…

Thurrott Daily: May 2

Thurrott Daily: May 2

Tech tidbits from around the web: Miguel de Icaza says Microsoft is a different company…

"Infinite Warfare" Heralds the Past, Present and Future of Call of Duty

“Infinite Warfare” Heralds the Past, Present and Future of Call of Duty

Activision has formally announced Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, revealing details about its single player…

Can Google and Apple Pull the Plug on the PC Market?

Can Google and Apple Pull the Plug on the PC Market?

The "post-PC" world that Steve Jobs imagined is closer than many expect. All it needs…

Games with Gold: May 2016

Games with Gold: May 2016

Is it May already? Well, then. It must be time a peek at this month’s…

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