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

iPad Mini, iPad Air M3 (11-inch), iPad Air M2 (13-inch)

Apple iPad Air M3 First (and Last) Impressions

I was hoping to have a "just right" Goldilocks experience for my third iPad purchase…

The Best Laid Plans
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From the Editor’s Desk: The Best Laid Plans (Premium)

I arranged to have several deliveries arrive at our home in Pennsylvania after we flew…

Samsung Galaxy S25+ First Impressions

Samsung Galaxy S25+ First Impressions

My Samsung Galaxy S25+ arrived earlier than expected--or wanted--but that wasn't the biggest surprise I…

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Android 16 Might Bring Major Changes to the Platform

If you've been following along with the truncated development of Android 16 as I have,…

Microsoft Surface Teases a New Copilot+ PC

Microsoft Surface Teases a New Copilot+ PC

Microsoft's Surface team teased a new Surface-branded Copilot+ PC that it will announce next Tuesday,…

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U.S. v. Google (Advertising) Remedy Hearings Set for September

Google now has a second major antitrust remedy hearing ahead of it, this time for…

Arrival in CDMX, January 2025
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Ask Paul: May 2 (Premium)

Happy Friday! This has been a momentous week, for our industry, but also for me.…

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What I Use: Mexico City (January-May 2025) (Premium)

We've been in Mexico City since mid-January, but we're finally heading back to Pennsylvania this…

Amazon earnings

Amazon Revenues Up 9 Percent to $155.7 Billion

Amazon reported a net income of $17.1 billion on revenues of $155.7 billion for the…

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Apple Revenues Up 5 Percent to $95 Billion

Apple's winning streak continued with the firm reporting a net income of $25 billion on…

## Google Introduces Little Language Lessons

Google Introduces Little Language Lessons

Little Language Lessons is a new Google Gemini-based generative AI experiment aimed at helping you…

Google TV's New Setup Experience Starts Rolling Out

Google TV’s New Setup Experience Starts Rolling Out

Google is updating Google TV with a streamlined new setup experience that uses an Android…

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After It Willfully Violated Court Order in Epic v. Apple, Judge Comes Down Hard on Apple

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled today that Apple willfully violated her court order in Epic…

GitHub Copilot Has Over 15 Million Users

GitHub Copilot Has Over 15 Million Users

As part of today's earnings report, Microsoft revealed that GitHub Copilot now has over 15…

MWC 2025: Qualcomm X85 5G Modem Hits 12.5 Gbps

Qualcomm Revenues Jumped 17 Percent to $11 Billion

Qualcomm reported that it earned a net income of $2.8 billion on revenues of $10.9…

Analysis: Microsoft Earnings

Microsoft Revenues Up 13 Percent to $70.1 Billion

Microsoft reported that it earned a net income of $25.8 billion on revenues of $70.1…

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