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
Xbox February Update Adds Touch Controls for Xbox Remote Play and More
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- Feb 14, 2024
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The Xbox February Update introduces new touch controls for Xbox Remote Play and a thumbstick…
Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta’s Quest 3 Headsets Beat the Apple Vision Pro
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- Feb 14, 2024
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In a surprising exercise of benchmarking and competition analysis, Meta CEO Mark has publicly claimed…
Walmart is Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Smart TV Maker Vizio
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- Feb 14, 2024
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Walmart could be exploring an acquisition of smart TV manufacturer Vizio to increase its advertising…
Microsoft Releases February Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 11 and 10
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- Feb 13, 2024
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The February 2024 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 will move the Copilot shortcut in…
Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets a Free Dune Expansion
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- Feb 13, 2024
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Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting a free Dune expansion today ahead of the release of…
iMessage, Microsoft Bing, and Edge Will Avoid EU’s DMA Regulation
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- Feb 13, 2024
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Following five months of investigations, the EU Commission has determined that iMessage, Bing, Edge, and…
Amazon Removes Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos From Prime Video’s Basic Tier
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- Feb 13, 2024
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Amazon Prime Video has quietly put support for Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos on movies…
Microsoft’s Much-Anticipated Xbox Business Update is Coming on February 15
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 12, 2024
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Phil Spencer, Xbox President Sarah Bond, and Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty will…
Windows 11 is Reportedly Getting an AI Upscaling Feature for Games
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 12, 2024
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Microsoft is reportedly working on a built-in alternative to AI-powered upscaling technologies from Nvidia, AMD,…
Apple Releases iOS 17.3.1 and macOS Sonoma 14.3.1
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- Feb 09, 2024
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Apple released yesterday iOS 17.3.1, iPadOS 17.3.1, and macOS Sonoma 14.3.1, which bring a single…
Windows Insiders on the Canary and Dev Channel Get the Same “24H2” Build Today
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- Feb 08, 2024
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Microsoft has just released the same Windows 11 "24H2" build 26052 for Insiders on the…
Disney Announces $1.5 Billion Investment in Epic Games to Create New Gaming Universe
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- Feb 08, 2024
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Disney will invest $1.5 billion in Epic Games to create an “open games and entertainment”…
Apple TV, Apple Music, and Apple Devices Apps for Windows Go Out of Preview
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- Feb 08, 2024
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Apple's new Apple TV, Apple Music, and Apple Devices apps for Windows 10 and Windows…
Google Bard Officially Becomes Gemini With a Paid “Advanced” Version
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- Feb 08, 2024
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Google Bard, the AI chatbot that launched last year in response to OpenAI’s ChatGPT is…
Google Maps for Android Now Displays Weather Data
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- Feb 07, 2024
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Google has updated its Maps app on Android to display weather and air quality information…
Apple is Reportedly Working on At Least Two Foldable iPhone Prototypes
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- Feb 07, 2024
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Apple is reportedly working on foldable versions of its iPhone that fold vertically like Samsung’s…