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France considering new 'culture tax' on technology products

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:20:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368462993_Apple-France-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />new tax on tech products, the money from which would fund cultural projects. The move, which would be decided this summer and has been described as "minimal and wide...]]>

Apple extends Maps Flyover coverage to Paris, outlying areas

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:15:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368112682_ios6maps-paris.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />say. Aside from Paris, other new detail regions include Versailles, Aulnay-sous-Bois, Disneyland Paris, and L'Ha�-les-Roses. Flyover renders scenery in a rough 3D state, ...]]>

France to ask EU to investigate Apple over AppGratis rejection

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:55:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1365719024_France-AppGratis-merde-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />pull AppGratis out of the App Store for its violation of the rules "extremely brutal and unilateral," a junior minister for the digital economy in France has said sh...]]>

France fines Apple 10K euros for demanding overnight work

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:24:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363181126_applestore-parisopera.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Agence France-Presse adds that for every subsequent violation, Apple will have to pay 50,000 euros ($65,000). Under French law, demanding work between 9PM and 6AM is reserved for exceptional cases, and require...]]>

iTunes in the Cloud video hits France, other countries [u]

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:00:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355435377_moonrisekingdom.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />(Updated with complete list of countries) Access to movies and TV shows via iTunes in the Cloud is rolling out across several more European countries, reports say&...]]>

iPad mini now 'in stock' in many countries

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:01:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360009566_ipadmini-whitecloseup.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />online store in many countries. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, and the US have all made the change. Some notable exceptions include places like the UK, Germany, and France, where the tablet is listed as shipping in one to three business days....]]>

Fujitsu to bring senior-aimed Raku Raku to Orange in France

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:06:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361272493_fujitsustylistics01thumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Fujitsu and Orange have agreed to offer Fujitsu smartphones to customers in France, with initial handsets being targeted at senior users. The first offering ...]]>

Google forges agreement with France, avoids 'per click' fee

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:13:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1359749592_Googlefrance-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />search engine's indexing of media in the country. Google has agreed today to pay 60 million euros ($82 million) into a fund to help French medi...]]>

Google to compensate French Internet provider for traffic

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:57:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355963720_googleperson-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Orange has imposed a deal on Google, forcing the search giant to pay for traffic sent through its data networks. The agreement, terms of which remain undisclosed, sees Google compensate the carrier for its sites taking up roughly 50 percent of all ...]]>

Robbers steal $1.32M in goods from Paris Opera Apple Store

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:24:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1357161987_applestore-parisopera.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Paris Opera Apple Store on New Year's Eve, Dow Jones reports. A group of armed men in masks came in through the service entrance three hours after the store closed, at about 1700 GMT. At the time, only a...]]>