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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May 2022 Patch Tuesday Updates are Available for Windows 11 and Windows 10

Microsoft has just released the May 2022 Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 11 and Windows…

Apple is Discontinuing the iPod Touch

Apple announced today that it has now discontinued the iPod touch, marking the end of…

Microsoft Unveils New Adaptive Accessories Coming This Fall

Microsoft has just put the wraps off new adaptive accessories designed to help people with…

Microsoft’s Build 2022 Session Catalog is Now Available

The full session catalog for Microsoft’s Build 2022 conference, which is set to kick off…

Adobe Fresco and Photoshop for iPad Get a Spring Update

Adobe announced new updates for its Photoshop and Fresco apps for iPad today.

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Report: Apple Plans AirPods Pro 2 and New AirPods Max Colors This Fall

Apple is reportedly planning to release new AirPods Pro this fall alongside new AirPod Max…

Facebook is Killing Nearby Friends And Other Location-Based features

Facebook will discontinue Nearby Friends, Weather alerts, Location History, and Background Location at the end…

Microsoft Releases Physical Copies of Windows 11

Microsoft has now released physical copies of Windows 11, a little more than six months…

Fortnite Becomes First Free-to-Play Game on Xbox Cloud Gaming

Microsoft has teamed up with Epic Games to make Fortnite the first free-to-play game available…

Apple, Google, and Microsoft to Work Together on Passwordless Logins

Apple, Google, and Microsoft announced will be expanding support for the passwordless sign-in standard created…

Microsoft and Volkswagen Create “Moving Platform” Mode for HoloLens 2

Volkswagen has helped Microsoft to create a new "moving platform" mode for HoloLens 2.

Apple Leads Worldwide PC and Tablet Shipments in Q1 2022

Apple dominated worldwide PC and tablet shipments in Q1 2022 according to Canalys.

Amazon’s Original Shows Will Soon Use CGI for Product Placement

Amazon's Virtual Product Placement program will let brands use CGI to insert products in shows…

Mozilla is Working on a Mobile Version of Thunderbird

Thunderbird, Mozilla's free and open-source email client is coming to mobile devices.

Google is Shutting Down its YouTube Go Android App

Google's YouTube Go app for Android users with limited data or a slow connection will…

Twitter’s ‘Circle’ Test Lets Users Choose Who Can See Their Tweets

Twitter's new 'Circle' feature is currently only available for select users who can choose to…

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