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

Google Drive for Desktop

Google Brings Differential File Sync to Drive for Desktop

Google Drive for Windows and Mac now supports differential file uploads, dramatically improving sync speed…

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So, I Ended Up Getting an iPad Mini (Premium)

This is vaguely embarrassing, and though I was unhappy with my previous iPad, I wasn't…

January snow in Macungie
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Ask Paul: January 10 (Premium)

Happy Friday! This was a big week to start what promises to be a big…

Linux Foundation

Linux Foundation Launches Chromium Browsers Initiative

The Linux Foundation today announced the Supporters of Chromium-Based Browser initiative, and Microsoft is on…

AMD at CES 2025

AMD PC Chip Demand Surges on Intel Woes

AMD said this week that demand for its latest Zen 5 PC chips is unprecedented…

The original iPad mini, 2012
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Throwback: My Original Apple iPad Mini Review from 2012 (Premium)

Apple released its first iPad mini in November 2012, and it was precisely the iPad…

.NETpad 2025: What Comes Next
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.NETpad 2025: What Comes Next (Premium)

I want to transition .NETpad to a tabs-based user interface in 2025. But that's not…

MediaTek Arm chip

MediaTek, Nvidia Confirm Partnership on Arm Chips

At CES this week, MediaTek and Nvidia confirmed rumors that they are partnering on a…

HP @ CES 2025

HP at CES 2025: Photo Gallery

In December, I previewed the PCs and other devices that HP is promoting this week…

ThinkBook Gen 6 Plus Rollable

Lenovo Announces New PCs for Consumers, Gamers, and Businesses

At CES today, Lenovo announced a sweeping set of new PCs across its consumer, gamer,…

HP at CES 2025

HP Unleashes New AI PCs for Consumers, Gamers, and Businesses

At CES this week, HP announced a wide range of new AI-powered portable PCs, desktop…

Oh Steve
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Crazy Eddie is Coming for Windows 11 (Premium)

In 1986, Steve Ballmer starred in a widely misunderstood internal video parody advertisement for Windows…

Nitro Blaze 11

Acer Announces New Copilot+ PCs, Handheld Gaming PCs, and Laptops

At CES today, Acer announced a metric ton of new PC models, including new-generation handheld…

Dell's new PC brands

Dell Kills Iconic XPS Brand in PC Purge

Dell today announced that it's rebranding and simplifying its entire PC lineup. But in doing…

Samsung Announces Galaxy Book5 Series Laptops

Samsung Announces Galaxy Book5 Series Laptops

At CES today, Samsung announced the Galaxy Book5 Pro and Galaxy Book5 360 laptops, powered…

Xbox is coming to LG smart TVs

Xbox is Coming to LG TVs

Microsoft has partnered with LG to bring the Xbox app to select LG smart TVs…

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