France articles

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  YouTube reportedly bringing 13 original channels to France in October

  By Adi Robertson on July 9, 2012 02:14 pm + 8 comments

  Since its introduction of premium YouTube channels earlier this year, Google has emphasized the Continue reading…

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  French government considers extending TV tax to PC screens

  By Amar Toor on July 2, 2012 01:26 am + 65 comments

  As part of its efforts to raise revenue for public broadcasting, the newly elected French government Continue reading…

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  Smartphones fail to displace Minitel among French dairy farmers

  By Louis Goddard on June 29, 2012 07:01 am + 15 comments

  As France's 30-year-old Minitel network prepares to say its final digital au revoir on Saturday, the Continue reading…

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  Amazon Appstore opens in UK, Germany, and more European markets

  By Adi Robertson on June 20, 2012 10:12 am + 6 comments

  Rumors that Amazon was planning to open its Appstore in Europe have been borne out: the company has Continue reading…

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  LG Optimus L5 coming to Europe this month, global launch to follow

  By Kimber Streams on June 18, 2012 11:24 am + 1 comments

  LG's Optimus L5 will launch in Europe this month and will have several region-specific features. Continue reading…

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  France's precursor to the internet, the Minitel, to retire after 30 years of service

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 15, 2012 04:28 am + 30 comments

  In 1982, years before the world wide web, came the Minitel. It was a French videotex system, a way Continue reading…

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  Google and French publishers pen agreement to digitize out-of-print books

  By Evan Rodgers on June 11, 2012 11:20 am + 2 comments

  Google has reached an agreement with French publishers that will allow it to digitize thousands of Continue reading…

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  The life and death of France's 1950s 'beetle' aircraft

  By Andrew Webster on June 8, 2012 05:55 pm + 13 comments

  In the 1950s Austrian engineer Helmut von Zborowski wanted to create a plane that could take off Continue reading…

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  French court dismisses TV network's copyright claim against YouTube

  By Adi Robertson on May 29, 2012 01:21 pm + 1 comments

  Google's social services have found a mixed reception in Europe, but a French court has dismissed Continue reading…

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  DVD playback: how VLC does what Windows 8 can't

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 8, 2012 07:25 am + 88 comments

  It's safe to say that Microsoft's recent announcement regarding (the lack of) native DVD playback in Continue reading…