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, Facebook, Threads, X (Twitter), Bluesky, and Mastodon.

Laurent Giret’s Recent Posts

WhatsApp Voice Chat larger groups

WhatsApp Voice Chats for Large Groups Get More Seamless

WhatsApp is introducing a more seamless experience for voice chats with larger groups that doesn't…

iPad Pro

Report: OLED iPad Pros and New 12.9-inch iPad Air Are Coming in 2024

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is reporting that the company's entire lineup will be refreshed in…

Apple iPhone 14

Report: Apple’s iPhone SE 4 Could Use the iPhone 14 Design

Apple’s iPhone SE 4 could look very much like last year’s iPhone 14, with some…

Smaller PlayStation 5 Slim

Sony’s Smaller PlayStation 5 is Now Available in the US

The smaller PlayStation 5 console that Sony announced last month is now available for purchase…

OneDrive for Windows back up folders

OneDrive Will No Longer Ask Windows Users Why They’re Closing the App

Microsoft is discontinuing an experiment that led some Windows users to see an intrusive dialog…

Steam Deck OLED

Valve Announces $549 Steam Deck OLED Coming on November 16

Valve has just announced the Steam Deck OLED, a new version of its handheld gaming…

Google Fitbit

Google Stops Selling Fitbit Devices in 29 Markets

Google has quietly stopped selling Fitbit products in 29 markets across the world to "align"…

Spotify TV experience

Spotify Reveals Redesigned TV Experience

A new Spotify on TV experience will soon introduce seamless account switching, a redesigned Home…

New Outlook for Windows

Microsoft Details its Roadmap for the New Outlook for Windows

Microsoft shared yesterday a list of features to look forward to in its new web-based…

Google Search Generative experience

Google Brings Generative AI in Search to More Than 120 Countries

Google’s new Search Generative Experience (SGE), which puts ChatGPT-like answers at the top of the…

Microsoft Copilot

Windows 11’s New Copilot Assistant is Reportedly Headed to Windows 10

Microsoft’s new Copilot AI assistant, one of the flagship new features in the freshly-released Windows…

Windows 11 PC with Start Menu

Windows 11 Canary Build 25992 is Out With SMB Changes

The Windows 11 Canary build 25592 introduces various changes for the Server Message Block (SMB)…

Windows Tips app

Windows Tips App is Now Deprecated

The Windows Tips app is joining the list of deprecated features following the release of…

Spotify Premium Audiobooks

Spotify Premium Now Offers 15 Hours/Month of Audiobook Listening in the US

Spotify Premium members in the US can now listen to a selection of 200,000 audiobooks…

GTA VI

Rockstar Games to Reveal First GTA VI Trailer Next Month

Rockstar Games is finally ready to share more details about GTA VI. The company said…

Apple iPhone iPad Mac

Apple Releases iOS 17.1.1 and macOS 14.1.1

iOS 17.1.1 and macOS 14.1.1 are now available. The iOS update includes a fix for…

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