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

456 Million Amazon Customers Have Enrolled in Passkeys

465 Million Amazon Customers Have Enrolled in Passkeys

Amazon announced today that over 465 million customers have enrolled in passkeys, a 75 percent…

Mozilla Patched 423 Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox in April

Mozilla Patched 423 Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox in April

Mozilla's partnership with Anthropic continues to pay off with it fixing an incredible 423 security…

Nintendo Revenues Up 90 Percent YOY as Switch 2 Sales Surpass 10 Million Units

Nintendo Sold 2.49 Million Switch 2 Consoles in Quarter

Sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 are slowing quickly thanks to the ongoing component crisis.

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Sony Sold 1.5 Million PS5s in Quarter, Down 46 Percent

Sony only sold 1.5 million PlayStation 5 videogame consoles in the quarter, a decline of…

Ask Paul: May 8
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Ask Paul: May 8 ⭐️

Happy Friday! It's shaping up to be a busy day, and we fly home from…

Switcher 2026: Apple iPad
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Switcher 2026: Apple iPad ⭐

Some believe that the MacBook Neo complicates the iPad value proposition, but I don't see…

Adobe Announces an AI Productivity Agent

Adobe Announces an AI Productivity Agent

Adobe today announced a new Acrobat-powered productivity agent so you can chat with PDFs, discover…

Total Victory for Epic Games as Supreme Court Declines to Intervene for Google

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Apple Emergency Stay in Epic Games Case

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied Apple's attempt to block a judicial order requiring it…

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AMD Revenues Jump 38 Percent to $10.3 Billion

Microprocessor maker AMD reports that it earned a net income of $1.4 billion on revenues…

Inconvenient
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From the Editor’s Desk: Inconvenient ⭐️

We're all drowning in subscription services and like many of you, I've had enough.

Google Home Spring 2026 Update Arrives With Gemini 3.1, New Camera Capabilities, and More

Google Home Spring 2026 Update Arrives With Gemini 3.1, New Camera Capabilities, and More

Google has announced its Spring 2026 Update for Google Home, and it's a big one,…

Bose Takes on Sonos With New Lifestyle Smart Speakers

Bose Takes on Sonos With New Lifestyle Smart Speakers

Bose has reintroduced its Lifestyle brand for a new family of cross-platform smart speakers.

Intel Hires Away Key Qualcomm Executive

Well, this one is surprising: Intel announced that it has hired Alex Katouzian away from…

Switcher 2026: ChromeOS and Chromebooks for the Win
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Switcher 2026: ChromeOS and Chromebooks for the Win ⭐️

While my recent ChromeOS Flex experience was lacking, ChromeOS is a surprisingly strong contender depending…

2026 Security Checkup: Bad Medicine
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2026 Security Checkup: Bad Medicine ⭐️

What can you do when a noted security expert dishes out bad security advice? I…

Digital Decluttering: The Annual Checkup Went Poorly
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Digital Decluttering: The Annual Checkup Went Poorly ⭐️

After bulk consolidating my photo collection in 2023, I figured subsequent years would be easier.…

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