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Laurent Giret

Laurent is a Senior News Editor at OnMSFT with a deep interest in operating systems, productivity apps, hardware, and gaming.

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Twitter: @LaurentGiret

Bang & Olufsen launches $499 Beoplay Portal Wireless Headphones for Xbox

March 30, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal

Bang & Olufsen, a Danish company known for its premium audio solutions, today unveiled the Beoplay Portal Wireless Headphones for Xbox. The gaming headset is the first product released in Microsoft’s new Design for Xbox Limited Series program, which aims … Read more

Categories News

New optional patches are available for Windows 10 versions 20H2 and 2004

March 29, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Windows 10 Desktop On A Surface Pro

Microsoft has just released new optional updates for Windows 10 versions 20H2 and 2004 ahead of next month’s Patch Tuesday. Both versions of the OS are receiving the same “KB5000842” patch that Microsoft released for Windows Insiders in the Release … Read more

Categories News

Xbox Insider Beta ring drops Xbox Live Gold requirement for playing free-to-play games

March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Xbox Live Gold

Microsoft is getting ready to drop the Xbox Live Gold requirement for free-to-play on Xbox consoles, and Xbox Insiders in the Beta ring can now try this starting today. These service changes previously rolled out to the invite-only Xbox Insider … Read more

Categories Our Featured Post, News

Cyberpunk 2077 gets a massive new patch on PC and Consoles

March 29, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Cyberpunk 2077 Logo

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has released the second big patch of 2021 for the consoles and PC version of the game today. The patch 1.2 brings hundreds of fixes for the game on all platforms, and you can … Read more

Categories News

Microsoft Store Spring Sale kicks off with big Surface and PC deals

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Microsoft Store Spring Sale

Microsoft is currently offering big discounts on Surface devices as part of its Microsoft Store Spring Sale that will last through April 15. For a limited time, customers can save up to $300 on select Surface Pro 7 with Type … Read more

Categories Our Featured Post, Deals

Windows 10 version 20H2 runs on 29.9% PCs surveyed by AdDuplex in March

March 29, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Windows 10 October 2020 Update

Windows 10 version 20H2, also known as the October 2020 Update, is now running on almost one third of the 80,000 PCs surveyed by AdDuplex in March. Now at 29.9%, the latest Windows 10 release added 9.9% points to its … Read more

Categories News

Microsoft holds its [email protected] Gaming showcase on Twitch today, watch it here

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Id@xbox Twitch Showcase

Microsoft is holding its first gaming event of the year today with an [email protected] showcase that will kick off at 9AM PT on Twitch. You can expect to see many new indie games in the show, as well as new … Read more

Categories News

Halo Infinite will be the first Halo game to support spatial audio

March 26, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Halo Infinite on Xbox One and Xbox Series X consoles

Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries continues to slowly build excitement around the much-anticipated sci-fi shooter. In the latest “Inside Infinite” update published yesterday, the studio’s audio team revealed that Halo Infinite would be the first game in the series to … Read more

Categories News

New Insider updates are available for Windows 10 versions 20H2 and 21H1

March 25, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Windows 10 Hero Image

Microsoft has released today new Insider updates for Windows 10 versions 20H2 and 21H1. Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel can now install the 20H2 build 19042.906, while Insiders in the Beta channel can download the 21H1 build 19043.906. … Read more

Categories News

Halo Infinite to be released in November according to cast member

March 25, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Halo Infinite Master Chief

After missing its November 2020 launch target last year, Halo Infinite is now Microsoft’s most-anticipated game of the year. Developer 343 Industries probably won’t announce the release date anytime soon, but Verlon Roberts, the actor that will play Spartan Griffin, … Read more

Categories News

Microsoft reveals new Electric Volt and Daystrike Camo Special Edition Xbox controllers

March 25, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Electric Volt And Daystrike Camo Special Edition Xbox Controllers

Microsoft unveiled this morning two new Xbox Controllers that will join the previously released Shock Blue and Pulse Red Controllers. The new Electric Volt Controller uses a never seen before “yellow resin” color on the top with a white back … Read more

Categories News

Select Xbox Insiders can play free-to-play games without Xbox Live Gold starting today

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Xbox Live Gold

Microsoft announced back in January that it would finally make free-to-play games completely free on Xbox consoles later this year, and the Xbox Live Gold requirement is going away for select Xbox Insiders starting today. After installing the latest OS … Read more

Categories News

Watch Dogs: Legion offers Free Trial Weekend on all platforms starting tomorrow

March 24, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Watch Dogs: Legion video game on Xbox One and Xbox Series X

Watch Dogs Legion, the latest installment in Ubisoft’s action-adventure video games series is getting a Free Trial Weekend on March 25-28. The game will be completely free to play on all platforms starting tomorrow, though not all content will be … Read more

Categories News

Windows 10 Insider build 21343 is out with redesigned File Explorer icons

March 24, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Windows 10 File Explorer New Icons

Microsoft is introducing a couple of redesigned File Explorer icons in the Windows 10 Insider build 21343, which is now available to download for Dev Channel Insiders. The company gave a fresh coat of paint to top-level user folders in … Read more

Categories News

Xbox Wireless headset review: Great value for Xbox and PC gamers

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Xbox Wireless Headset

Microsoft’s new Xbox Wireless Headset started shipping last week, and at $99.99 it’s quite competitive compared to other gaming headsets from Razer, LucidSound, Turtle Beach, or SteelSeries. This is Microsoft’s first wireless headset since the release of the Xbox One … Read more

Categories Our Featured Post, Feature Stories

Forget TikTok and Pinterest: Why Discord + Microsoft could be a perfect match

March 23, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Discord

Microsoft may have just concluded its $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media, it seems that the Redmond giant could already follow up with another big purchase. Discord, an increasingly popular communications platform has been in discussions with potential buyers in … Read more

Categories Opinion, Feature Stories

Microsoft’s Xbox Live online service is being rebranded to Xbox Network

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Xbox Network

After a couple of Xbox Insiders spotted that “Xbox Network” had started to replace “Xbox Live” in the Xbox OS, Microsoft has now confirmed that the branding change was indeed real. In a statement shared with The Verge, a Microsoft … Read more

Categories News

Microsoft and Google join new Compat2021 initiative to improve browser compatibility

March 22, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Microsoft Edge Logo

Microsoft and Google announced today that they’re joining the Compat2021 initiative, a new cross-browser initiative aiming to improve browser compatibility for web developers. This new industry effort aims to fix the top 5 most important compatibility issues across browsers, which … Read more

Categories News

Microsoft’s Redmond campus will partially re-open next week

March 22, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Microsoft Campus

After closely monitoring local health data and government requirements to accommodate more workers, Microsoft announced today its plans to partially re-open its Redmond headquarters and nearby campuses next week on March 29. It’s been a year since Microsoft announced a … Read more

Categories News

Microsoft releases new build with no changes for Dev Channel Insiders

March 19, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Windows 10 Spotlight Lead Cropped

Microsoft has just released the Cumulative Update Build 21337.1010 (KB5001618) for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel, which includes no new features or fixes. This is another update to help the Windows Insider team test its servicing pipeline following the … Read more

Categories News

Opinion: Xbox Game Pass for PC adds EA Play games in a not very user-friendly way

March 20, 2021March 19, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Ea Play Xbox Game Pass Pc

Yesterday, Microsoft finally added EA Play Games to Xbox Game Pass for PC, giving users access to over 100 new EA games on PC at no additional cost. EA Play games were already available on Xbox consoles for Xbox Game … Read more

Categories Feature Stories, Opinion
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