Microsoft has confirmed that its Surface Pro tablet will launch in the UK, Germany, France, Australia and 15 other markets by the end of May, with Russia, Singapore and others being added in June. More...
French regulators are asking government prosecutors to investigate Skype because of the Microsoft subsidiary's failure to register as a telecommunications operator under French law. More...
A document, the "Report on Eliminating Gender Stereotypes" includes a little clause that wants to ban access to adult content in the European Union. Controversial, and it's being debated on Tuesday. More...
Following recent investigations, French tax authorities are demanding a payment of €52.5m ($70m) from Microsoft, amid disputes over the company's accounting and tax policies there. More...
Four armed robbers stole over $1.6 millions of product from Apple's store in Paris France on New Year's Eve and hurt one of Apple's store employees in the process. More...
If you happen to be in France and have been waiting to get your hands on the Surface, we have good news for you as the tablet is now on sale at FNAC with a starting price of 589 Euros. More...
The Microsoft Store websites in France and Germany have both placed back orders of between one to two weeks for the Windows RT version of the upcoming Surface tablet. More...
Nokia has confirmed pricing for its two new Windows Phones, the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, in France; while the company's UK division also revealed some eyewatering prices for the devices' accessories. More...
Some things in this world are ridiculous, like the world "phalanges", but somehow that's not quite as ridiculous as the 11.7 quadrillion euro fine a woman was asked to pay to close her phone account More...
Researchers in France and the United States have created disposable touch-pads, bringing us all one step closer to the future depicted in some forms of media. More...
Despite a law being passed in France to make life harder for pirates, music sales are not increasing. In fact, they're still falling, and nobody can say with certainty why. More...
A new and striking TV commercial for Nokia's Lumia 800 has been spotted on the Internet, showing a group of diverse people heading for a bright light that turns out to be the Windows Phone device. More...
Thanks to France’s new controversial Hadopi anti-piracy legislation, over 18 million file-sharers were tracked since the law was introduced in October of last year. Of these 18 million file-sharers, 1 million random IPs were reported... More...
You see these kinds of phrases all the time on TV shows. A news commentator might ask you to "like our station on Facebook". A celebrity might say on the radio that fans can follow... More...
According to AFP, twenty of the world's top Internet companies, including eBay, Dailymotion, Facebook and Google, are filing a complaint with France's highest court against a directive which would make each company keep users' personal... More...
Microsoft had quite the issue on its hands when their first update caused issues for 10% of its user base. Microsoft was originally going to push out the NoDo update on March 8, but with... More...
Documents relating to the G20 summit held in Paris last month came under attack in December from unknown sources. The French finance ministry has begun an investigation into the attack, according to the BBC, and... More...
Following in the footsteps of Germany last week, France is now advising its population to use an alternative browser pending a patch for an Internet Explorer vulnerability. The French Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) published an... More...
A bill requiring French ISPs to disconnect people who are caught downloading or sharing illegal content three times has been given approval by Senate. The controversial legislation will mean that illegal file-sharers will receive a... More...
The French National Assembly has shot down a bill that would have given music and movie industries an overwhelming amount of power to shut off end users internet access after a three strikes rule. "Under... More...
Apple was forced to end exclusive iPhone contract deals with Orange in France. The immediate effect of the contract, which offers the latest iPhone to all of France via Apple and Telecom SA (Orange)... More...
Plans by the French government to require Internet service providers to throw persistent pirates off the Internet are now closer to becoming law. The French Senate voted 297 to 15 in favour of the law,... More...
Did you hear the one about Amazon? It offered free shipping in France, got sued for it by the French Booksellers' Union, and lost. Now it's choosing to pay €1,000 a day rather than follow... More...
Air France has become the first airline to offer international passengers e-mail and text-messaging service that's based on standard cell phone technology. The catch: It's only available on a single Airbus A318 aircraft in the... More...
Amazon.com may not offer free delivery on books in France, the high court in Versailles has ruled. The action, brought in January 2004 by the French Booksellers' Union (Syndicat de la librairie française), accused Amazon... More...
French web users caught pirating movies or music could soon be thrown offline. Those illegally sharing files will face the loss of their net access thanks to a newly-created anti-piracy body granted the wide-ranging powers.... More...
The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists. The law could lead to the imprisonment of eyewitnesses who film... More...
Virgin France has been slapped with a €600,000 fine for illegally downloading Madonna's Hung Up for resale on its site - in the process ignoring an "exclusive deal reached by Warner Music France with France... More...
Sony Computer Entertainment France president George Fornay has revealed that the PlayStation 3 will be sold for between 500 and 600 Euro when it launches in November, in the clearest indication yet of Sony's pricing... More...
A measure to legalize P2P file sharing has passed through France's lower house amidst a storm of protest from the country's film, music, and audiovisual industries. If the measure passes through the government's upper... More...
France to Microsoft: Best price wins. Give us a better deal or we go open source. France's cash-strapped government is giving alternative software firms the chance to win state business from Microsoft... More...
As if the United States and France didn't argue about enough things, here is one more to add to the list. Internet service providers could help fight the spread of hate in... More...
France has taken steps toward complying with European Union law by warning local-government buyers not to favor computers with Intel chips over rival AMD, a commission spokesman said on Friday. A notice on... More...
I thought this "news" was rather amusing.... ;) Goodbye "e-mail", the French government says, and hello "courriel" — the term that linguistically sensitive France is now using to refer to electronic mail... More...
AOL France has followed in the footsteps of its UK cousin and is offering unlimited unmetered dial-up access for E24 a month. The service will be available to 100,000 subscribers to start... More...
Today, in France, the Xbox made it's debut in europe. The event, called X01 and hosted by Xbox, provided more details on one of the most eagerly awaited video game launches ever. As... More...