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
Candy Crush Saga is Coming to Windows 10 … Whether You Want It or Not
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- May 14, 2015
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Microsoft announced today that the hit mobile game Candy Crush Saga is coming to Windows…
Microsoft Lumia 640 First Impressions
- Paul Thurrott
- May 14, 2015
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With the Lumia 640, Microsoft is trying to have it both ways. This interesting device…
Microsoft Ships Hyperlapse for Windows, Windows Phone and Android
- Paul Thurrott
- May 14, 2015
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Today, Microsoft delivered Hyperlapse for Windows, Windows Phone and Android, providing a neat way to…
Surface 3 Drivers are Now Available for Windows 10
- Paul Thurrott
- May 14, 2015
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When I wrote about my experiences using the Windows 10 Insider Preview on Microsoft’s new…
Lumia 640 Coming to the US on Friday
- Paul Thurrott
- May 13, 2015
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Microsoft’s Lumia 640 will finally arrive here in the United States on Friday for the first time:…
Tip: Understand the Free Upgrade to Windows 10
- Paul Thurrott
- May 13, 2015
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When Microsoft announced last year that Windows 7, 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 users would…
Microsoft Announces the Windows 10 Product Editions
- Paul Thurrott
- May 13, 2015
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Today, Microsoft announced the various Windows 10 product editions that it will sell to end…
Microsoft Updates Office Apps for iPhone and iPad
- Paul Thurrott
- May 12, 2015
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Microsoft recently updated the Office apps for iPhone and iPad, adding new features to each…
Skype Translator is Now Open to One and All
- Paul Thurrott
- May 12, 2015
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Available in preview form since December 2014, Microsoft’s amazing Skype Translator app is now broadly…
What I Use: Road Trip 2015
- Paul Thurrott
- May 12, 2015
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Last night, I completed a cross-country road trip, driving about 2800 miles from Las Vegas,…
Xbox One May System Update is Now Available
- Paul Thurrott
- May 11, 2015
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Microsoft announced today that the May 2015 system update for Xbox One is now available.…
The Last Version of Windows?
- Paul Thurrott
- May 11, 2015
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I’ve been driving cross-country since Friday and hope to be home tonight. But I wanted…
Surface Design: Past, Present and Future
- Paul Thurrott
- May 08, 2015
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Microsoft’s senior creative director for Surface provided a fascinating inside look at the design…
Throwback Thursday: Zune Unboxing
- Paul Thurrott
- May 07, 2015
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In late 2006, Microsoft announced Zune, “the next big milestone for its Connected Entertainment vision.”…
Next Up for Microsoft: New Hardware
- Paul Thurrott
- May 07, 2015
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After two straights weeks of mammoth Microsoft conferences—the developer focused Build 2015 in San Francisco…
Microsoft to Deliver Unified OneDrive Desktop Sync Client on Windows PCs and Macs
- Paul Thurrott
- May 06, 2015
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This year, Microsoft will deliver a unified sync client for both OneDrive for consumers and…