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

Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Should Have Been a “Protocol”, Not a Company

Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of Twitter believes that the company he co-founded should have…

White Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller Shows Up on Amazon

A new white version of Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Series 2 controller has briefly appeared on…

Xbox and Nintendo Won’t Follow PlayStation 5 Price Hike

Following the PlayStation 5's price hike yesterday, Microsoft and Nintendo confirmed that they have no…

Twitter is Adding Podcasts to its Spaces Tab

Twitter is integrating podcasts into Twitter Spaces, the platform's live audio conversation feature.

HP Announces DragonFly Folio G3 Laptop

HP unveiled today the Dragonfly Folio G3, a new premium convertible laptop that uses a…

Google Play Games for PC Launches in Open Beta in 5 Markets

Google Play Games for PC is now available as an open beta for Windows users…

PlayStation 5

Sony’s PlayStation 5 Gets More Expensive, Except in the US

Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles in most markets due to…

New Windows 11 Insider Builds Hit the Dev and Beta Channels

Microsoft has just released new Windows 11 Insider builds for testers on the Dev and…

Apple Sends Invites for iPhone 14 Event on September 7

Apple has sent invites today for a September 7 event where the company is expected…

Microsoft Adds New Sidebar to its Edge Browser

Microsoft has started rolling out a new sidebar on its Edge browser that provides quick…

iOS 16.1 Could Let Users Delete Apple’s Wallet App

The Apple Wallet app could be the next inbox app on iOS that iPhone users…

Sony Unveils DualSense Edge Controller for PlayStation 5

Sony gave us a first look at its new DualSense Edge wireless controller for PlayStation…

iPadOS 16

Apple Confirms iPadOS 16 Will Launch After iOS 16 This Fall

Apple has released today the first iPadOS 16.1 beta today, confirming along the way that…

Report: YouTube on Smart TVs to Get New Music Features and Shorts Support

Google is reportedly planning to improve support for its YouTube Music service on its YouTube…

Google TV

Google TV is Getting Better Performance And Storage Management

Google is updating its Google TV software to improve performance and help users to free…

Sony’s PlayStation VR2 to Launch in ‘Early 2023’

Sony teased yesterday that its PlayStation VR2 headset will be released in "early 2023."

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