Laurent Giret
Laurent a Senior News Editor at Thurrott.com. He's been writing about the tech industry for many years and his favorite topics to cover include Big Tech, media, and gaming.
Laurent Giret’s Recent Posts
Apple is Making Battery Replacements For Out-of-Warranty Devices More Expensive
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 03, 2023
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Apple will soon make battery replacements for iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks that are out of…
Report: Apple is Working on Cheaper ‘AirPods Lite’ Earbuds
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 03, 2023
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Apple is reportedly working on cheaper “AirPods Lite” earbuds that could help the company to…
Windows 11’s Next “Moment” Update is Reportedly Coming in Early 2023
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 28, 2022
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Microsoft will reportedly continue to spread out the rollout of new Windows 11 features in…
Report: Amazon is Working on Standalone Video App for Sport Content
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 28, 2022
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Amazon is reportedly developing a new standalone video app for sports content. The company already…
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 2 Won’t Get Any New Firmware Updates
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 27, 2022
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Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 2 will no longer receive new firmware or driver updates, though it…
Microsoft is Testing Tabs for Notepad Internally
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 27, 2022
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Microsoft appears to be testing a new version of its Notepad app with tabs internally.…
LastPass Confirms Hackers Gained Access to Users’ Password Vaults
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 23, 2022
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The popular password manager LastPass has confirmed today that hackers have gained access to users'…
TikTok Parent Company Admits it Used the App to Track Some Journalists
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 23, 2022
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ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok has confirmed after an internal investigation that some of…
Microsoft Responds to FTC Activision Blizzard Lawsuit
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 23, 2022
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Microsoft has filed its response to the FTC’s lawsuit challenging its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.…
Twitter Starts Rolling Out Public View Counts on Tweets
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 22, 2022
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Twitter has started rolling out view counts on all tweets, as CEO Elon Musk believes…
NFL Sunday Ticket is Coming to YouTube in 2023
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 22, 2022
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Google will start airing NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV and a YouTube Primetime channel…
Google is Changing its Chrome Release Schedule Next Year
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 22, 2022
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Starting with Google Chrome 110, Google will start pushing an early stable new version of…
Apple May Be Working on Apple TV App for Android
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 21, 2022
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Apple has reportedly started testing an Android version of its Apple TV app internally. The…
Report: Apple May Delay or Cancel 4th Gen iPhone SE
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 21, 2022
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Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that the next iPhone SE, which is expected to finally…
Elon Musk is Looking For New Twitter CEO “Foolish Enough to Take the Job”
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 21, 2022
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Twitter CEO Elon Musk said that he’s ready to resign as soon he finds “someone…
Ubisoft Gives Free PC Copies of its Games Bought on Google Stadia
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 20, 2022
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With Google Stadia shutting down for good on January 18, 2023, Ubisoft announced today that…