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

Apple Lightning to headphone jack adapter

Apple May Have Discontinued its Lightning to Headphone Jack Adapter

Apple may have stopped manufacturing the Lightning to headphone jack adapter it launched with the…

Amazon Fire TV

Amazon Has Now Sold Over 250 Million Fire TV Devices

Amazon announced this week that it has now sold over 250 million Fire TV devices…

Windows 11 PC with Start Menu

Windows 11 Insider Build 22635.4145 is Now Available on the Beta Channel

The Windows 11 Insider build 22635.4510 is out on the Beta Channel with minor improvements…

Microsoft Black Friday Cyber Week 2024 Deals

Microsoft Details its Black Friday and Cyber Week Deals

Microsoft detailed today its Black Friday and Cyber Week deals, with various discounts on Surface…

Windows 10 Extended Security Updates

Microsoft is Shutting Down the Beta Channel for Windows 10 Insiders

Microsoft is shutting down the Windows 10 Insider Beta Channel just five months after launching…

Avowed February 18 Pre-order

Xbox Console Exclusive Avowed Gets a February 18 Release Date

Avowed, the upcoming fantasy RPG from Obsidian Entertainment will be released on Xbox and PC,…

Windows 11 Insider Build 22631.4534 Brings Lots of Changes to Release Preview Testers

The Windows 11 Release Preview build 22631.4534 brings various improvements that the company has been…

Facebook Marketplace

EU Fines Meta €797.72M Over Facebook Marketplace Antitrust Infringement

The EU Commission has just fined Meta €797.72 million for breaking EU antitrust laws with…

Microsoft This is an Xbox marketing campaign

Microsoft Redefines What is an Xbox in New Marketing Campaign

It’s been four years this week since Microsoft released its Xbox Series X console, and…

Google Gemini app iOS

Google Launches Standalone Gemini App for iOS

Google has quietly launched a standalone Gemini app for iOS this week, and it supports…

Warcraft 1 and 2 remasters

Warcraft 1 and 2 Remasters Launch Today Alongside Warcraft 3: Reforged 2.0

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise, Blizzard just surprised-dropped new Warcraft 1…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Canary Build 27749

The Windows 11 Insider build 22749 is out on the Canary Channel, and it includes…

Amazon is Shutting Down Freevee After Moving its Content to Prime Video

Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its ad-supported video streaming platform formerly known as IMDb TV.…

bluesky

Bluesky Inches Closer to 15 Million Users

Bluesky has now crossed 14.7 million users and added 1 million members since the US…

Phil Spencer Xbox

Phil Spencer Discusses Microsoft’s Xbox Handheld and Mobile Store Plans

Phil Spencer just confirmed that Microsoft wants to release an Xbox handheld. He also said…

Windows 11 version 24H2

Microsoft Releases November 2024 Patch Tuesday Updates

The November 2024 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 23H2 make it…

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