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

Xbox Design Lab Comes to More Markets with New Options

Xbox Design Lab is launching in 11 new markets today, and the program is also…

Xbox Game Pass Will Add Demos of Upcoming Games Next Year

Microsoft is planning to let Xbox Game Pass members play demos of upcoming games with…

Xbox Cloud Gaming App on Smart TVs

Xbox Cloud Gaming Will Soon Let You Play the Games you Own

Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming platform will soon allow Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play…

Xbox App On Samsung Smart TVs

Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes to 2022 Samsung Smart TVs This Month

Microsoft is launching a new Xbox Cloud Gaming app on 2022 Samsung Smart TVs and…

E3

E3 is Coming Back as a Physical and Digital Event Next Year

If there's been no E3 in-person event for three years in a row, E3 will…

Windows 11 PC

Windows 11 Version 22H2 is Showing Up on Some Unsupported PCs

It appears that some Windows 10 users are being offered Windows 11 version 22H2 on…

HoloLens Inventor Alex Kipman is Leaving Microsoft Following Internal Reorg

HoloLens Chief Alex Kipman will leave Microsoft following an internal reorg that the company announced…

Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Version 22H2 on the Release Preview Channel

Windows 11 version 22H2, the next major update for Windows 11 is now available for…

Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition Launches on PC Today

The new Minecraft Java & Bedrock Edition for PC combines the two versions of the…

EU Will Make USB-C Mandatory on All Phones By 2024

EU lawmakers agreed today to make USB-C the standard charging port on all phones and…

Apple Announces M2-Powered MacBook Pro and Redesigned MacBook Air

Apple unveiled today its new MacBook Pro and redesigned MacBook Air powered by the company's…

Apple Announces macOS 13 Ventura with new Continuity Features

With macOS Ventura, Apple will introduce a new multitasking feature named Stage Manager that's also…

Apple Revamps the iPad Multitasking Experience with iPadOS 16

iPadOS 16 will be a significant update that will revamp how multitasking works on Apple’s…

iOS 16 Will Introduce Personalized Lock Screens and More

iOS 16 will be quite a big update for iPhone users, and one of the…

Google is Sunsetting Android Auto for Phone Screens

After Google made Android Auto for Phone Screens incompatible on Android 12 handsets last year,…

PlayStation’s Marvel’s Spider-Man Series is Coming to PC

The critically-acclaimed Marvel’s Spiderman video games series will make the jump from PlayStation to PC…

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