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

Microsoft Has Reportedly Discontinued its Entry-Level Surface Go and Surface Laptop Go

Microsoft has reportedly discontinued its entry-level Surface Go and Surface Laptop Go, which haven’t been…

Apple App Store

UK CMA Urges Apple and Google to Open Up Their Mobile Platforms

The UK’s CMA is pressuring Apple and Google to abandon their anti-steering rules on their…

iPhone iPad Mac

Apple Releases iOS 26.5.2 and macOS 26.5.2

Apple has just released iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, and macOS 26.5.2 to fix various security…

Whatsapp Username

WhatsApp Invites Users to Reserve Their Username

WhatsApp is inviting users to reserve their unique username in the app before the feature…

Google Fitbit Air

Google Fitbit Air Review

The Fitbit Air is Google’s new entry-level fitness tracker, and it's probably the first Fitbit…

OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol

OpenAI Launches “Next-Gen” GPT‑5.6 Models in Limited Preview

OpenAI just released three new GPT-5.6 frontier models as a limited preview, and the AI…

Windows Insider Program Experimental Beta Channels

Windows Update Will Start Showing New Insider Channel System to all Windows 11 Users

The new Windows Insider Channel system that made its debut earlier this year is ready…

Apple MacBook Pro M4

Report: Apple’s Upcoming Touchscreen MacBook Pros to Re-Use Existing M5 Pro and Max Chips

Apple's first touchscreen MacBook Pros will reportedly use the same M5 Pro and M5 Max…

YouTube Shorts

YouTube Adds Clear Screen Mode and 2x Speed Option for Shorts Videos

YouTube is looking to improve the viewing experience for its TikTok-like Shorts video, and it's…

Apple Silicon Hero

Gurman: Apple’s Upcoming M6 Chip to Skip Pro, Max, and Ultra Variants

-Apple is reportedly skipping Pro, Max, and Ultra versions of its upcoming M6 chip to…

Xbox Series X|S consoles

Microsoft Announces Up to $150 Price Increases for Xbox Consoles Starting on August 1

Microsoft will raise the price of Xbox consoles by $100 for 512 GB models and…

Google Play Store

Google Prepares to Drop Play Store Fees and Expand Billing Choices

After Google settled with Epic Games worldwide, the company will start lowering its Play Store…

Apple Announces Price Increases on Macs, iPads, and Other Products Due to Rising Memory Costs

Apple has just raised the price of all iPad models and all Mac models except…

Microsoft Excel Adds New Financial Connectors and Reusable Copilot Skills

Microsoft announced today the introduction of new financial connectors in Microsoft Excel, along with reusable…

Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch Copilot+ PCs

Microsoft Now Sells Cheaper ARM Surface Pro and Surface Laptop Models With 8GB of RAM

Microsoft now sells cheaper versions of its 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop with…

Xbox Insider longer gamertags

Xbox is Adding Support for Longer Gamertags, Cloud Play During Game Downloads, More

Select Xbox Insiders are getting access to a more flexible gamertag system, the ability to…

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