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
RCS Support on the iPhone is Coming in Fall 2024, Says Google
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- Mar 29, 2024
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If Apple already confirmed that the iPhone will add RCS support this year, Google claimed…
New Windows 11 Taskbar Experiment is a Throwback to Windows 10
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 29, 2024
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Microsoft is testing moving the Widgets board icon on left-aligned Windows 11 taskbars to the…
Microsoft 365 Basic Adds OneDrive Security and Mobile Features
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- Mar 29, 2024
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Microsoft 365 Basic, the $1.99/month consumer subscription that replaced the OneDrive 100GB plan last year…
Report: 12.9-Inch iPad Air and OLED iPad Pro Are Coming in May
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 29, 2024
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Apple is reportedly planning to launch new iPad models in May, including the first iPad…
Google is Bringing Gemini Nano to Pixel 8 and Circle to Search to More Devices
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 28, 2024
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Google is bringing its Gemini Nano AI model to the Pixel 8, and the company's…
LinkedIn is Testing Short-Form Video Feed
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 28, 2024
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LinkedIn appears to be testing a new short-form video feed that emulates what TikTok and…
Pictures of a White Disc-less Xbox Series X Console Leak
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 28, 2024
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Leaked pictures of a white disc-less version of Microsoft's flagship Xbox Series X console have…
Phil Spencer Suggests Allowing Other Game Stores on Xbox
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 27, 2024
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Phil Spencer, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming has an idea to make Xbox consoles exciting…
Diablo IV on PC Game Pass Will Require Battle.net Launcher
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 27, 2024
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Diablo IV will be the first Activision Blizzard game to launch on Game Pass tomorrow,…
Intel and Microsoft Clarify Their Definition of an “AI PC”
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 27, 2024
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Todd Lewellen, head of the PC ecosystem at Intel just shared a clear definition of…
Microsoft Starts Testing Mouse and Keyboard Input for Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 26, 2024
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Microsoft has just enabled mouse and keyboard support for 14 games in the Xbox Cloud…
Apple To Hold WWDC 2024 Developer Conference on June 10-14
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 26, 2024
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Apple's WWDC 2024 developer conference will be on June 10-14 this year, and all eyes…
Phil Spencer Discusses Xbox Handhelds and the State of the Games Industry
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 26, 2024
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At the recent Game Developers Conference, Phil Spencer discussed the state of the video games…
Google Chrome is Now Optimized for Windows on ARM Devices
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 26, 2024
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The ARM64 version of Google Chrome that first came to the Canary channel in January…
Microsoft Teams is Getting New Copilot and AI Capabilities
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 26, 2024
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Microsoft detailed today new AI and Copilot features coming to Microsoft Teams to help users…
macOS 14.4.1 Fixes Issues With USB Hubs Connected to External Displays
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 25, 2024
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The just-released macOS 14.4.1 fixes an issue causing USB hubs connected to external displays to…