Laurent Giret

Laurent is a Senior News Editor helping Paul Thurrott with daily tech news coverage since 2022. He's been writing about the technology industry for 10 years, mainly focusing on Big Tech companies. He also was the Editorial Manager of the Petri IT Knowledgebase from 2022 to 2023. You can follow Laurent on LinkedIn, Threads, X (Twitter), Bluesky, and Mastodon.

Laurent Giret’s Recent Posts

Windows 10 Microsoft Photos app iCloud integration

Microsoft Photos on Windows 10 is Getting iCloud Photos Integration and More

Windows 10 Insiders can test a new version of the Microsoft Photos app that adds…

Apple Watch Sleep Detection

New Apple Watch Models Will Reportedly Add Sleep Apnea Detection

Sleep apnea detection could be one of the biggest new features in the new Apple…

Qualcomm smart glasses

Qualcomm CEO Teases New Smart Glasses Developed By Google and Samsung

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said this week that the company is actively working on mixed…

Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024

Xbox to Air Tokyo Game Show Broadcast on September 26

Microsoft will air a special broadcast during Tokyo Game Show on September 26 to put…

Bluetooth 6.0

Bluetooth 6.0 to Improve Item Tracking With Better Distance Awareness

Bluetooth 6.0, the new version of the short-range radio technology will improve device tracking solutions…

Google Photos Improved Search

Google Photos Gets Improved Search and Experimental ‘Ask Photos’ Feature

Google Photos now supports more detailed queries, and a new ‘Ask Photos’ conversational search experience…

OneDrive AI Event October 8

Microsoft Announces OneDrive & AI Digital Event on October 8

Microsoft will be holding a OneDrive digital event on October 8 with an “AI Innovations…

Spotify Daylist

Spotify’s Ever-Changing ‘Daylist’ Playlist is Now Available Globally

Spotify is making daylist, its personalized and ever-changing playlist available globally for Free and Premium…

Acer Nitro Blaze 7 Gaming Handheld

Acer Unveils Nitro Blaze 7 Gaming Handheld

Acer is the latest PC maker to announce a Windows-based gaming handheld with the Nitro…

NordVPN ExpressVPN Google Drive ARM64

ExpressVPN and NordVPN Launch Native ARM64 Clients, With Google Drive Coming Soon

ExpressVPN and NordVPN are both releasing native ARM64 clients today, and Google Drive will also…

Microsoft 365 Copilot Event September 16 2024

Microsoft to Hold Microsoft 365 Copilot Event on September 16

Microsoft will be holding a “Microsoft 365 Copilot: Wave 2" event on September 16 with…

Surface Pro 11 Surface Laptop 7 for Business

Microsoft Announces Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 for Business Customers

Microsoft announced today new business versions of its ARM-based Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop…

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus Copilot+ PC

Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core Chip for Copilot+ PCs

Qualcomm is launching today the Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core, a new version of its Snapdragon X…

PlayStation Concord

PlayStation’s Brand New Hero Shooter Concord is Being Shut Down After it Flopped

Concord, the PlayStation-developed new hero shooter released nearly two weeks ago on PlayStation 5 and…

Intel Core Ultra 200V Series Mobile CPUs

Intel’s New Core Ultra 200V Series Mobile CPUs Will Power a New Generation of Copilot+ PCs

Intel has just announced the launch of its newest Core Ultra processors mobile CPUs, the…

Age of Mythology Retold Game Pass September 2024 wave 1

Age of Mythology: Retold And More Are Coming to Game Pass in September

Age of Mythology: Retold, Riders Republic, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, and Train Sim World 5…

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