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Apple has opened the first of a series of stores planned for Paris, which includes a location in Montpellier, and one store near the Garnier opera house, which Apple hopes to open by the summer of 2010. The first store is located in the Carrousel du Louvre. Present at the time of the opening was none other than the r... |
6 November 2009
02:50 GMT |
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Acer Liquid, the first Android device delivered to the market by computer maker Acer, was officially unveiled a few weeks ago, and is reported to come to France sometime in December with Android 1.6 on board. There are little changes Acer has made to the operating system on its Acer Liquid handset, but this might be ... |
2 November 2009
06:15 GMT |
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A 32-year-old man working at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), near the French-Swiss border, was detained under accusations of terrorism last week, when it was proven that he was entertaining links with the renowned terrorist organization al-Qaeda. The man, who is of Algerian descent, was working on an experiment insi... |
13 October 2009
05:05 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics announced about two weeks ago the launch of its first handset powered by Google's Android operating system, and it seems that the device is set to come to the market in France sometime at the beginning of November. The handset was announced to come before the end of... |
2 October 2009
09:42 GMT |
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Sony Ericsson's second Xperia device that will run under Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system seems to be set for a launch on the market in November this year. The handset is reportedly heading for France during that month, and is expected to reach the country at a price tag of €600 without a co... |
18 September 2009
02:48 GMT |
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One of the hottest mobile phones currently available on the market and running under the Google Android operating system is the Samsung Galaxy i7500. Although it is the first (and only) such device the South Korean mobile phone maker launched, it is poised to attract a lot of users on its side, and it seems that it m... |
2 September 2009
04:28 GMT |
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Google Books is about to score another victory, this time in France. It looks like when the search giant sets its sights on something nothing will stand in its way, be it publishers, competitors and even national pride. After four years of resistance the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) is very close to ... |
19 August 2009
03:35 GMT |
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LG's GD910 has been unveiled to the world as the first 3G touch watch phone ever. Indeed, South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics did a great job at packing all the capabilities of a 3G-enabled phone within a watch case, and now the device is available for purchase in France via Orange. The price of the w... |
8 August 2009
04:17 GMT |
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A number of captains, sailing their ships in the crowded waters of the English Channel on Monday night, signaled to the coastguard services in France and the United Kingdom, saying that they noticed warning flares in the night sky. The lights, they reported, were either white or bright green, and they urged authoriti... |
16 June 2009
08:42 GMT |
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It would appear that French prison guards and relevant authorities have no sense of their own preservation, or of that of the civilian population. This was demonstrated only recently, when they announced plans to retrofit 200 prisoners with bicycles, and run a Tour de France of their own, outside the famous annual co... |
26 May 2009
15:01 GMT |
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The first mobile phone running under the Google Android operating system coming from the South Korean handset maker Samsung, the already announced Samsung i7500, is now reported to be on its way to get launched in France via Bouygues Telecom as the Samsung Galaxy. Although Samsung announced that the phone would becom... |
20 May 2009
04:23 GMT |
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The Spanish Environment Ministry has announced only recently that the Pyrenee mountains, which are located at the border between France and Spain, have lost more than 90 percent of their ice during the 20th century, and that, if the current global warming trend continues, the remaining 10 percent of ice could disappe... |
25 February 2009
06:56 GMT |
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ifoAppleStore, the source exclusively covering news and information on Apple's retail initiatives worldwide, reports that France is getting two new Apple stores this year. One of the upcoming French stores had previously been reported as planned. The second, however, comes as a surprise, the source points out.&l... |
23 February 2009
10:17 GMT |
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A private company prospecting the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea in order to plot a course for a new underwater gas pipe between Algeria and Italy has accidentally come across the Danton French battleship, which was sunk by the German navy during the First World War, in 1917. Reportedly, the ship still has numerous ... |
19 February 2009
06:49 GMT |
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Finding extraterrestrial intelligence has been one of humankind's most long-standing dreams, dating apparently several thousands of years back, when various figures resembling modern astronauts were drawn on pyramid and temple walls by priests or artists. In modern times, telescopes have been believed to be the ... |
12 February 2009
09:13 GMT |
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There was no warning of the catastrophe. In early January 1709, the worst cold spell to hit Europe in 500 years reigned down unexpectedly on people and animals, bringing about devastation. Throughout the continent, from Norway to Italy and from Romania to France, rivers froze, seas caught ice, animals died in their b... |
7 February 2009
06:16 GMT |
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Officials from the French space agency CNES announced on Wednesday that a thorough reassessment of the budget for the European Space Agency's ExoMars mission was in order, amidst fears that constraints might affect the 2016 mission, at a time changes would not be possible. The experts advocate the necessity of a... |
31 January 2009
04:35 GMT |
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Tequila, the world-famous drink made from the agave plant, originates in Mexico for more than 400 years, and has since gained an international reputation for its flavor and unique taste. But now, a new study conducted by researchers at the North Carolina State University (NCS) shows that the way in which the drink is... |
13 January 2009
08:33 GMT |
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Poland not to veto any proposed climate deals that may result from the European Union summit, which will end today in Gdansk, Poland. The problem with any deals is the fact that many of the newest EU members, states that were part of the Soviet Union, including Romania, Bulgaria... |
12 December 2008
03:49 GMT |
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The French Senate, one of the two bodies which must approve a bill before it can become law, has just passed a measure aimed at banning “persistent pirates” from using the Internet. The measure was passed with an overwhelming majority. There were 297 votes for it and only 15 votes against it.The idea is t... |
7 November 2008
04:10 GMT |
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Over the last few years, Ethiopia was hit by several drought waves, which relentlessly crippled the nation's electricity production, seeing how most regions are powered up by hydroelectric power plants. That's why national authorities recently inked a deal with the French company Vergent, which is to begin ... |
22 October 2008
10:23 GMT |
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Research in Motion, the Canadian company behind the popular BlackBerry smartphones, announced the upcoming availability of BlackBerry Bold 9000 in Luxembourg and France. In Luxembourg, the new BlackBerry will be offered via TELE2TANGO, the small country's second largest mobile carrier, starting September 9,... |
4 September 2008
09:51 GMT |
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Google's supremacy on the search engines market is guaranteed for a long while from now on. The case of France, which is one of the most devoted markets to Google's search engine, supports this affirmation. A study provided by comScore reveals that, in May, 82% of the French Internet users conducted their s... |
15 July 2008
09:25 GMT |
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Orange and BIC, the company best known for stationery products, lighters and razors, have partnered to bring a new affordable mobile phone, simply named the "BIC phone." Presented as a basic handset that's "100% ready to go," the BIC phone comes packed just like a razor and includes a SIM card, 60 free minutes ... |
14 July 2008
11:14 GMT |
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Rumors concerning a potential expansion of Google Street View in Europe have been circulating on the web for some time now, but the Mountain View-based company hasn't made it clear yet if it considers such an expansion or not. However, Google Street View cars are occasionally spotted in Europe, which obviously s... |
12 May 2008
08:06 GMT |
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First announced during MWC 2008, at the beginning of February, Sagem my721X is among the latest fashion oriented mobile phones to come from the French-based handset manufacturer. Although the phone was set for an April release, for some unknown reasons it will only hit the market in late May. Measuring 112 x 48 ... |
29 April 2008
05:54 GMT |
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Nokia keeps on marching in its quest to conquer the global mobile music market, and today it has launched a new Music Store portal, this time in France. Le French Music Store is the eighth one, coming after the stores open in the UK, Germany, Italy, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Australia (the last one being... |
23 April 2008
11:06 GMT |
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The very first Levi Strauss branded mobile phone to feature 3G connectivity (and the second ever Levi's handset) is now offered by Orange France, under the name of Levi's The Original 3G. Like the other existent Levi Strauss phone, simply named Levi's The Original, the new one doesn't pack adva... |
21 April 2008
02:36 GMT |
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MTV3.3 is the name of the first 3G-enabled MTV mobile phone, and the third ever MTV phone (as far as we know). The handset comes exclusively from SFR, the second largest mobile operator in France, after Orange, and it's created in collaboration with ModeLabs, the company behind other exclusive devices (the Levi&... |
16 April 2008
03:09 GMT |
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Because more and more girls are tempted to step into the pro-anorexia side, the French government tries to stop the phenomenon by promoting new laws that would reduce the number of websites encouraging this matter. According to Reuters, the pages or blogs supporting anorexia may get two years in jail and a fine of ap... |
15 April 2008
16:21 GMT |
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Geo-evenement 2008 was the stage where Microsoft and Institut Geographique National unveiled a partnership designed to bring additional content to Virtual Earth. The five-year alliance between the Redmond company and IGN means that new aerial imagery of locations across France will be integrated into virtual Earth an... |
10 April 2008
13:51 GMT |
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GSmart t600, one of the latest smartphones produced by Gigabyte (the Taiwanese company better known for its motherboards), will be released in France sometime soon, via Neuf Cegetel. Neuf Cegetel doesn't have a mobile network of its own, hence it operates as a MVNO (mobile virtual network operator), in a partn... |
25 March 2008
17:06 GMT |
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Angelina Jolie must really be having the time of her life right about now. No, no, she's not off saving the world again, posing for shots among ruins and soldiers in a country torn by war and poverty - not that there's anything wrong with that. But since she's all pregnant again (and back to making the... |
27 February 2008
09:06 GMT |
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Google Maps has been added a very interesting layer, powered by GeoGarage, representing an 18th century map of France, created by Cassini. It took the cartographer over thirty years to complete his work, the drawing of the 182 sheets of the map.The layer is fully functional and you can zoom in and out as you please, ... |
1 February 2008
17:41 GMT |
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Google looks pretty determined to win the race in advertising, even if it's running it all by itself. And at the rate it is going for all sorts of partners and acquisitions, the Mountain View-based company may very well be doing just that in a short while. The latest deal it struck is with the Paris-based Public... |
23 January 2008
08:44 GMT |
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A third-party Facebook application, aimed at quarterly designating a new "Facebook Worldwide president", made the head news in France after it designated as a winner resident Arash Derambarsh, who campaigned intensively in the weeks allowed. His official program? Tolerance across religions, fighting illiteracy and pr... |
10 January 2008
18:26 GMT |
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You often hear the phrase "I need to get from Here to There in x minutes or hours" and it means that the person is in a hurry like no other. Well, except for the time mentioning part which is obvious, the idea of a hurry is subliminally induced to you by the lack of names of places in the expression. That means that ... |
10 January 2008
03:37 GMT |
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Boy, are the French pissed off or what? Danger Room reports the incredible case of a French businessman whose company is currently working on installing TASER stun guns on a high tech flying saucer. The pimped UFO is going to be used to put down all sorts of riots, to take action to protect the official missions, as... |
29 November 2007
11:16 GMT |
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The French authorities seem to be prepared to launch a campaign against the illegal downloaders in the country as they want to stop the distribution of pirated music and videos. According to Financial Times, President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to create a special government body which will be responsible for blocking the... |
23 November 2007
16:31 GMT |
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HTC Touch Dual will be available from now on for purchase in France, from Mobilux. The device was initially set for a release in October, but it managed to hit the market only now.The handset looks to be an upgraded version of the highly appreciated HTC Touch. It comes with stronger hardware and also a slider form fa... |
12 November 2007
11:03 GMT |
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Apple has recently announced that Orange, the leading wireless carrier in France, will be the exclusive carrier in this country to support the iPhone's release. The device will be out on the market on the 29th of November.It sure took Apple some time until they finally decided to officially announce their deal w... |
27 October 2007
01:56 GMT |
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There is still some time left to wait until Orange makes an official announcement on bringing the iPhone to France. Not much though, according to the latest rumors, that predict the phone will be out on the market sometime by the end of November in this country.Apple and Orange drove a hard bargain all this while on ... |
11 October 2007
03:33 GMT |
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With the announcements for the iPhone's release in Germany and in the UK already made, France is the only one left to go, from the original threesome that was supposed to break the handset's European release. It looks like the French have for some while now a consumer protection law that requires all wirele... |
9 October 2007
07:58 GMT |
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I'm sorry, but I just have to tell you that I only managed to take one look at those photos before my eyes started to water. You know, that nasty feeling you get when you peel onions and you get that stinging sensation that makes you want to jump off the window straight into a tub of cold water. Well, I got the ... |
9 October 2007
06:28 GMT |
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France is considered to be the country with the most malware in Europe and it ranks 10th in the global spam charts, based on recent studies. This is why one could say that the French really have a problem with cyber-security. But recently, they have decided to (at least) fight off spam - their government funded a too... |
8 October 2007
05:42 GMT |
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Contrary to what was recently stated, France Telecom's Orange has not clung to the iPhone deal just yet. In fact, it is now negotiating the terms of such an agreement, according to business magazine Challenges.Apple has recently officially revealed the operators to carry the iPhone in the UK and in Germany. No w... |
28 September 2007
10:18 GMT |
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Google Reader, the search giant's feed reading solution, was updated again with two new special versions especially addressed to Japanese and French users. Basically, the new products are actually translations of the main Google Reader in native languages for French and Japanese consumers. "Today is a big day fo... |
18 September 2007
08:53 GMT |
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First, the US suffered. An attack on the Pentagon downed a part of their system. Then, Chinese hackers went and infected German government officials' computers with Trojan viruses, then, they went and hit English machines as well. The latest on episode on "I've been hacked by the Chinese" now features the F... |
10 September 2007
14:31 GMT |
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Alcatel-Lucent and Société du Haut Débit (SHD) officially announced the signing of a contract for two years, one that implies supplying and installing France's first next-generation WiMAX network using standard 802.16e-2005. SHD operates a WiMAX network in the Ile-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur r... |
13 July 2007
08:59 GMT |
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Google's advertising platform evolves and is now reaching a new level as the parent company released Inside AdSense, the AdSense blog, for the French users. Basically, the new page provides valuable information about the advertising platform in French, helping the advertisers improve their AdSense results. Until... |
19 June 2007
11:06 GMT |
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