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.

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Report: Halo Development May Start Using Unreal Engine

Multiple reports suggest that future Halo development may start using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine instead…

YouTube Tests Making 4K Videos a Premium Perk

YouTube is testing making 4K videos only available for YouTube Premium subscribers.

Microsoft May Add Option to Disable Quick Resume on Xbox Consoles

Microsoft will look into adding an option to disable Quick Resume for games on Xbox…

YouTube TV Now Lets Users Pay For Select Entertainment Networks

YouTube TV users can now pay individually for more than 20 add-on channels including HBO…

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Windows 11 2022 Update is Now Blocked on PCs With Printing Issues

Microsoft has identified new printing issues on the Windows 11 2022 Update that are serious…

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New Windows 11 Preview Builds Are Available For Insiders

The Windows 11 build 25211 for Dev Channel testers brings a new context menu to…

Google Stadia Will Be Retired on January 18, 2023

Google will shut down its Stadia cloud gaming service on January 18, 2023, and the…

Session Catalog for Microsoft Ignite 2022 is Now Available

You can now explore the 620 Ignite 2022 sessions spread across 3 days on October…

Microsoft’s Xbox Games with Gold for October Include Just Two Games

Microsoft's Xbox Games with Gold for October 2022 include just two Xbox One games as…

Google Maps to Add Search With Live View and Other Immersive Features

Google Maps is leveraging augmented reality technology and predictive modeling to make the navigation experience…

Microsoft is Retiring SwiftKey for iOS on October 5

Microsoft's Swiftkey keyboard for iOS will disappear from the App Store on October 5, though…

Amazon Announces Kindle Scribe and New Echo Devices

Amazon introduced several new products today including the Kindle Scribe and updates to the Echo…

Microsoft Expands Testing For its Web-Based Outlook For Windows

Microsoft is making its new web-based Outlook for Windows app available for more testers.

Surface Studio 3 Passes Through the FCC

Microsoft's Surface Studio 3 has passed through the FCC ahead of the company's Surface event…

Intel Unison Aims to Bring Phone Calls, Texts, and Notifications on PCs

Intel announced today Unison, the company’s own alternative to Microsoft’s Phone Link app on Windows…

Intel Announces its 13th Gen Core Desktop CPUs

Intel took the wraps off its 13th Gen Core desktop CPUs today, which will go…

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