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

Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac Preview Screenshot Gallery

Here are some screenshots of the updated applications—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote—in the Microsoft…

Microsoft Launches Office 2016 for Mac Preview

I’ve got good news for Mac users who have been pining away for a more…

A Few Windows Phone 8.1.2 Details Emerge

Oddly, Microsoft still plans to release another minor update to Windows Phone 8.1 between now…

Celebrating the Countries Where Windows Phone Sells Best

In a recent smart phone market share report, Kantar Worldpanel basically just talks about iPhone.…

Xbox @ Game Developers Conference 2015

Appearing today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft head of Xbox Phil…

Thinking About PC Backup Strategies

When it comes to PC backup, one size doesn’t fit all. Not only does the…

Windows Phones Heading to Intel in 2015

Here’s a phrase you don’t hear very often: Smart phones with Intel processors. But if…

Microsoft Targets Doers in Recent Marketing

In using concise productivity-oriented marketing terms to market Windows and Windows Phone in recent advertising,…

Microsoft Announces Xbox 360 Preview Program

Microsoft will soon start an invite-only Xbox 360 Preview Program, similar to that on the…

Leak Reveals Cortana Integration in Project Spartan

A video leaked by tech enthusiast blog WinBeta shows off Microsoft’s prerelease web browser, code-named…

Tip: Save Big on Xbox One and Xbox 360 Games with Deals with Gold

I previously wrote about how Xbox gamers can get several free games each month if…

Microsoft Demos New Features for Windows 10 for Mobile

During its Mobile World Congress press conference Monday morning in Barcelona, Microsoft showed off a…

Samsung Galaxy S 6 and S 6 Edge Preview

With its latest flagship smart phones, Samsung is listening to its customers and going with…

Samsung Galaxy S 6 is Not the Microsoft Android Phone We Were Hoping For

Unlike Microsoft, Samsung went for the Apple jugular at Mobile World Congress this week, announcing…

Microsoft Announces Universal Foldable Keyboard

Microsoft didn’t just announce two new Lumia smart phones at Mobile World Congress this week:…

Microsoft Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL Photo Gallery

Here are Microsoft’s official shots of the new Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL, it’s…

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