Laurent Giret

Laurent Giret · August 20, 2018 · 1 min read

Windows Phone 8.x devices will no longer receive app updates after July 1, 2019, Windows 8.x PCs to follow in 2023

After ending mainstream support for Windows Phone 8.1 a year ago, Microsoft announced today that Windows Phone 8.x handsets will…

Laurent Giret · August 20, 2018 · 2 min read

Forza Horizon 2 will be removed from the Xbox Store on September 30

The Xbox One racing game Forza Horizon 2 will reach “end of life” status next month, a blog post on…

Laurent Giret · August 17, 2018 · 4 min read

Microsoft releases Windows 10 Redstone 5 build 17741, here’s what’s new

The Windows Insider team is on fire this week as it’s now rolling out a second Redstone 5 build to…

Skype Preview app adds new option to archive conversations

Microsoft is adding a new Archive feature to its new cross-platform Skype app, for the times when you want to…

Microsoft fixes log in and activation issues in Office 365

Microsoft announced that it has fixed an issue preventing Office 365 users from logging in or activating their Office 365…

Your Movies & TV viewing history will soon appear in Windows Timeline

Microsoft Movies & TV is joining the small list of apps that integrate with the new Timeline feature on Windows…

Microsoft Launcher beta 4.13 is out with new Read text message aloud feature for Cortana

Microsoft has just released a new beta version of its Microsoft Launcher today, which brings some UX improvements as well…

Laurent Giret · August 16, 2018 · 2 min read

Johnson Controls GLAS works with Cortana, Alexa and Google Assistant, and is now available for pre-order

A little more than a year after Microsoft announced it, the GLAS smart thermostat from Johnson Controls is now up…

Laurent Giret · August 16, 2018 · 2 min read

New “SMS Connect” feature in Skype for Android will soon let you send and receive SMS on your PC or Mac

It will soon be possible to use Skype on your PC to send and receive text messages from an Android…