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French government replaces 'hashtag' Twitter term with 'mot-dièse'

By Chris Welch on January 25, 2013 09:50 am + 204 comments

The word "hashtag" is an essential piece of Twitter lexicon, but officials in France have decided to Continue reading…
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French ISP Free updates its DSL modems with an ad blocker that's enabled by default

By Dante D'Orazio on January 3, 2013 12:50 pm + 67 comments

French internet service provider Free has snuck a bit of a surprise into what would otherwise be a Continue reading…
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Google finally settles with Belgian publishers over content scraping lawsuit

By Sam Byford on December 13, 2012 08:02 pm + 8 comments

Google has announced an agreement with Belgian publishers that sued it six years ago over alleged Continue reading…
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French artist creates laser light show using sculptures made of string

By Justin Rubio on December 3, 2012 03:43 pm + 4 comments

French artist Sébastien Preschoux has combined intricate thread designs and clever lighting to Continue reading…
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French vineyards look to robots as new source of manual labor

By Andrew Webster on September 26, 2012 06:56 pm + 15 comments

Robots are no strangers to jobs in manufacturing, but in France they may soon expand into the wine Continue reading…
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Twitter and the decline of formal language

By Kimber Streams on September 10, 2012 02:12 pm + 47 comments

Twitter has long had a reputation as an important tool in social revolutions around the world, but t 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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Acer CloudMobile goes on sale this September at €349, Liquid Glow next month at €179

By Aaron Souppouris on June 12, 2012 05:26 am + 2 comments

Android France has revealed release dates and pricing for Acer's flagship CloudMobile S500 and Continue reading…
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Jean-Luc Godard will produce new film, 'Adieu au Langage,' in 3D

By Aaron Souppouris on May 11, 2012 08:48 am + 2 comments

Jean-Luc Godard, the legendary French director of À bout de souffle, La Chinoise, and Bande à part Continue reading…
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Deezer expands music streaming service to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

By Aaron Souppouris on April 25, 2012 06:39 am + 19 comments

Deezer, a French music site that claims to be the world's most popular streaming service with over Continue reading…