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Laurent Giret

Laurent was a Senior News Editor at OnMSFT from 2016 - 2022. His favorite topics to cover include operating systems, desktop and mobile apps, hardware, and gaming.

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With latest Insider update to the Microsoft Store, users get the wish list feature they’ve been wishing for

Microsoft started testing a new Shopping Cart in the Microsoft Store with select Windows and Xbox Insiders yesterday, and it…

Laurent Giret · August 15, 2018 · 1 min read

Freshly-released game Graveyard Keeper joins Xbox Game Pass today

Graveyard Keeper, a new medieval cemetery management simulator from indie developer Lazy Bear Games is joining Xbox Games Pass today,…

Laurent Giret · August 15, 2018 · 1 min read

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Microsoft and Amazon announce public preview of Cortana/Alexa integration in the US

Following a long delay, Microsoft and Amazon announced today that the Cortana/Alexa integration is launching in public preview in the…

Laurent Giret · August 15, 2018 · 2 min read

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Select Xbox Insiders can now test a new Shopping Cart feature in the Xbox Store

Xbox Insiders in the Skip Ahead, Preview Alpha and Beta rings can now test a new Shopping cart feature in…

Laurent Giret · August 14, 2018 · 1 min read

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Microsoft releases “Patch Tuesday” build 17134.228 with additional Spectre protections, battery life improvements

Microsoft has just released new “Patch Tuesday” updates for all supported versions of Windows 10, if you’re running the April…

Laurent Giret · August 14, 2018 · 3 min read

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Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider Anniversary now playable on Xbox One, get them while they’re on sale

Following the additions of Prince of Persia, SINE MORA, and Earth Defence Force 2025 last week, Microsoft is bringing two…

Laurent Giret · August 14, 2018 · 1 min read

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Cortana collaboration with Amazon’s Alexa could happen as early as this week, says WSJ

After missing a 2017 deadline, we last heard of the much-anticipated Cortana/Alexa integration back at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in…

Laurent Giret · August 14, 2018 · 2 min read

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Microsoft joins Amazon, Google, IBM to support healthcare data interoperability

Microsoft and several other tech giants are willing to cooperate on technology standards to help the healthcare community. Yesterday, at…

Laurent Giret · August 14, 2018 · 2 min read

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Bethesda demands Sony allow cross-platform play for The Elder Scrolls Legends, or else

Could one big game publisher manage to push Sony to change its stance about crossplay multiplayer? Well, we should get…

Laurent Giret · August 14, 2018 · 2 min read

Here’s what’s new with Windows 10 Insider previews 17735 for Fast Ring testers and 18214 (19H1) for Skip Ahead users as they hit desktops | On MSFT

Here’s what’s new with Windows 10 Insider previews 17735 for Fast Ring testers and 18214 (19H1) for Skip Ahead users…

Laurent Giret · August 10, 2018 · 3 min read