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

Age of Empires Mobile

Age of Empires Mobile is Now Available Globally

A new Age of Empires Mobile game is launching on iOS and Android today, and…

Apple Business Connect

Apple Now Lets All Verified Businesses Manage Their Identity in Maps, Mail, and Wallet

Apple is now allowing all verified organizations, including those without a retail presence to manage…

Threads Online indicator

Threads Adds New Online Indicator For Some Reason

Meta's Threads app will now show an online indicator on the profile of Thread users…

Microsoft May Be Readying New Surface Laptop With Intel Lunar Lake Chips

Microsoft may be getting ready to ship a new version of its Surface Laptop with…

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Xbox accessories

Microsoft Launches Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Xbox Series X Wrap and Controllers

Microsoft has just revealed a Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Xbox accessories collection that…

YouTube miniplayer sleep timer

YouTube is Getting a New Miniplayer, Sleep Timer, and More

YouTube is getting a redesigned miniplayer, more granular playback speed controls, and custom thumbnails for…

Spotify Music videos

Spotify Brings Music Videos to 85 New Markets

Spotify is now offering music videos in 85 new markets today following a previous launch…

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Game Pass October 2024 Wave 2

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, MechWarrior 5: Clans, and More Are Headed to Game Pass

The second wave of new Game Pass games for the month of October includes Call…

Xbox Series X_S refresh fall 2024

[Updated] Microsoft’s New Xbox Series X|S Consoles Are Now Available

The new all-digital white Xbox Series X and 2TB Galaxy Black model have started shipping…

iPad Mini 2024 with A17 Pro chip

Apple Announces New iPad Mini with A17 Pro Chip

Apple's 7th gen iPad Mini comes three years after the launch of the previous model,…

Spotify Premium Audiobooks

Spotify Makes Audiobook Available for Premium Users in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg

Starting today, Spotify Premium users in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg can access a…

Xbox Partner Preview October 17

Microsoft Announces Xbox Partner Preview Broadcast on October 17

Microsoft announced an Xbox Partner Preview broadcast on October 17 that will focus on games…

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Game Pass Xbox Cloud Gaming

Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Modern Warfare 3, and Warzone Are Coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming on October 25

The upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be on Xbox Cloud Gaming on…

Windows 11 PC with Start Menu

Microsoft Releases New Windows 11 Builds For Dev and Beta Insiders

Microsoft is once again wrapping up the week with two new Windows 11 preview builds…

Steam

Steam Now Makes It Clearer That its Users Don’t Own Their Games

Steam has started warning consumers who are about to purchase games on the platform that…

Bluesky

Bluesky is Now Courting Threads Users

The Bluesky team created a Threads account this week, trying to capitalize on Threads' recent…

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