Paul Thurrott

Microsoft's new $79.99 Surface Mouse supports the new haptic feedback effects that were recently added to Windows 11, and it also includes a customizable action button. The post Microsoft’s New $79.99 Surface Mouse Comes With Haptic Feedback and a Customizable Button appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Microsoft is refreshing is 13-inch Surface Laptop and 12-inch Surface Pro with Snapdragon X2 Plus chips and brighter displays. The two new devices start at $1,149, and they will start shipping on October 13. The post Microsoft Refreshes its Entry-Level Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X2 Plus Chips appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Google is introducing Custom Feeds on the YouTube home page, which will allow users to organize their topics of interest across separate tabs with feeds that update automatically. The post Google Announces Custom Feeds for YouTube, New Podcast Features in YouTube Music, More appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Stardock today announced Snipboard, a native WinUI-based Clipboard manager utility for Windows 11. It's available today in beta. The post Stardock Rethinks the Windows 11 Clipboard with Snipboard appeared first on Thurrott.com.

The ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition is a stylish and powerful premium laptop with impressive performance and battery life. The post Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition Review ⭐ appeared first on Thurrott.com.

It's Week D, so Microsoft has shipped preview updates for Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1 ahead of October's Patch Tuesday releases in stable. The post Microsoft Ships September Preview Updates for Windows 11 appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips come with a reengineered Hexagon NPU optimized for agentic AI. The post Qualcomm Reveals Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Chip Lineup appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Apple is reportedly screenless fitness tracker prototypes similar to Whoop products and Google's new Fitbit Air. The post Apple is Reportedly Working on Screenless Fitness Tracker appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Claude Opus 5.5 is Anthropic's best performing model, but it also costs 40 percent less to operate than its predecessor, Claude Opus 5. The post Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 5.5 appeared first on Thurrott.com.

The iPhone and Pixel camera systems leapfrog each other every year, but this year, Google is copying the iPhone's worst behaviors. The post Creeping Complexity Comes for the Pixel 11 Pro XL Camera Experience ⭐ appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Xbox Remote Play, the feature that lets Xbox gamers stream games installed on their console to other devices, is adding support for 1440p streaming. The post Xbox Remote Play is Adding 1440p Streaming Support appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Amazon is debuting a new AI-powered lip-sync technology today that will sync actors’ mouth movements to dubbed audio to improve immersion. The post Amazon Prime Video Debuts AI-Assisted Lyp Sync Technology appeared first on Thurrott.com.

DuckDuckGo and Helium are both viable options in a roll-your-own Little Tech stack that might also include Proton, Notion, and whatever else. The post Switcher 2026: DuckDuckGo and Helium are Browser Edge Cases Worth Considering ⭐ appeared first on Thurrott.com.

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple has the event, speakers need adjusting, and that's about that. The post First Ring Daily 2020: You (Probably) Don’t Need It appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Sonos announced that it’s begun rolling out Sonos 27, its next-generation audio operating system. The post Sonos Begins Rolling Out Sonos 27 App Update appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Gemini Daily Brief is now available to users in the U.S., including those using Gemini for free. The post Google Expands the Availability of Gemini Daily Brief in the U.S. appeared first on Thurrott.com.

The September 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 versions 25H2/24H2 brings back the ability to select the taskbar location and size. The post Microsoft Releases September 2026 Patch Tuesday Updates appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Microsoft has released new Windows 11 pre-release builds across five channels in the Windows Insider Program. The post Microsoft Releases Five Insider Builds, Some New Features appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Microsoft is speeding up the review process for Microsoft Edge extensions while also highlighting the highest-quality extensions on its Edge Add-ons website. The post Microsoft Promises Faster Edge Extension Approvals appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Qualcomm and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are partnering to build a next-generation AI datacenter infrastructure. The post Qualcomm Partners With Amazon AWS on AI Infrastructure appeared first on Thurrott.com.