Neowin News Feed for: Paris

Microsoft invests in European languages and culture to build smarter, more inclusive AI

Fiza Ali — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:20:01 +0000

Microsoft is launching new AI initiatives in Europe to preserve linguistic and cultural heritage, ensuring the continent's diverse voices are better represented in the cloud-powered digital age. Read more...

This is where Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Z Flip6 and Galaxy Z Fold6 in Paris

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 05:44:02 +0000

Samsung has pinpointed the location where it will unveil the Galaxy Z Flip6, the Galaxy Z Fold6, and other products at the upcoming Unpacked event slated for July 10 in Paris, France. Read more...

Apple users can now tap and pay for rides in Paris metro, get real-time transit updates

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 21 May 2024 19:46:01 +0000

Apple Wallet users living in Paris can now add their Navigo transit cards to pay for their daily commute. They can make payments using an iPhone or Apple Watch with support for tap and pay. Read more...

Huawei P40 series will be announced online, Paris launch event canceled

Rajesh Pandey — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 12:46:01 +0000

Huawei has canceled the physical launch event of the P40 series on March 26 in Paris due to the coronavirus outbreak. The company will now be announcing the phone via an online-only event. Read more...

Renault and Waymo to set up self-driving service in the Île-de-France region

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:58:01 +0000

Groupe Renault announced today that it is exploring the possibility of setting up a driverless mobility service in the Île-de-France region in France. The project will be developed jointly with Waymo. Read more...

Snap Spectacles launch in Europe, now available in the UK for £129.99

Andy Weir — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:26:01 +0000

Snap's Spectacles - featuring a built-in camera that records short video clips in a circular format, which can then be shared on Snapchat - are heading to Europe, and are already available in the UK. Read more...

New York, Paris and other major cities band together to force Airbnb, Uber to the table

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:06:01 +0000

Major cities around the world are reportedly banding together in an effort to use their size and market power to bring Airbnb, Uber and other "charing economy" companies to the negotiating table. Read more...

Anonymous takes down the main messaging forum used by ISIS

Justin Luna — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 08:28:01 +0000

As part of hacktivist group Anonymous' promise towards ISIS who claimed responsibility over the Paris attacks, the iconic organization has taken down the terrorists' main communication forums. Read more...

Anonymous renews offensive against ISIS

Paul Hill — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 03:42:01 +0000

In a recent video, Anonymous have declared their intent to renew their campaign against websites and Twitter users who support ISIS, the terror group operating in Iraq and Syria. Read more...

Oh là là! Microsoft opens "Xbox One Hotel" in Paris

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:51:34 +0000

Microsoft has turned a hotel in Paris, France into the "Xbox One Hotel" through to the end of November, complete with Ryse-themed hotel rooms and playable Xbox One demos. Read more...

Sacre bleu! Over $1.6 million in items stolen from Paris Apple store

John Callaham — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:39:51 +0000

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. Read more...

Microsoft and Novotel create a hotel room of the future

John Callaham — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:57:56 +0000

Microsoft has teamed up with Novotel Hotels to create a state of the art hotel room at the Novotel Paris Vaugirard with items like Xbox 360 consoles, Windows Phones, Microsoft Surface and more. Read more...

Verizon dropping 100Gb pipe between Paris and Frankfurt

Brandon Boyce — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:34:39 +0000

Verizon is in the process of deploying a 100G network backbone over a 555 mile route between Paris and Frankfurt. Though 100G networks have been deployed in test environments, Verizon is looking to be the... Read more...

Apple opens its first retail store in France

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:49:28 +0000

Today Apple opened its second store on mainland Europe at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France. They don't stop there, however; another store in Montpellier, France opens next week on November 14th and one... Read more...

Video gaming world cup hits Paris

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:23:03 +0000

Thousands of gamers are in Paris over the next four days for the Electronic Sports World Cup grand final. More than 750 players are competing for $200,000 (Â£99,200) in prize money, with about 5,000 spectators... Read more...

Paris Hilton Kicks Off YouTube's New Ad Strategy

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:55:32 +0000

YouTube is exploring ways to monetize its traffic flow of 100 million downloads a day by launching a pay-for-play video advertising service. Its inaugural spot is a promotion for Paris Hilton's new album, "Paris." YouTube... Read more...

Paris Pushes City Wide Wireless Internet

Christopher Vendemio — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 02:04:50 +0000

In a bid to remain internationally competitive and encourage technological advancement, the city of Paris has made plans to blanket the entire city with free wireless internet access by the end of 2007. The system... Read more...

Bill Gates in Paris to Seal UNESCO Deal

Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:40:35 +0000

Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates signed a cooperation agreement with UNESCO on Wednesday to improve access to computers, the Internet and information technology training in developing countries. The Microsoft co-founder and Koichiro... Read more...

Neowin Does Paris, Neowin Does Optical Desktop

Sat, 06 Nov 2004 14:39:16 +0000

Yesterday, Neowin headed off to a Microsoft hosted event in the center of Paris. 15 representatives of community MSN sites were also invited (including mess-france.com, mess.be, msgplus.net, msnfanatic.com, hardware.fr*) to see and learn about Microsoft's... Read more...

AMD to introduce 32-bit CPU Codename Athlon XP Paris

Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:55:43 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) aims to strengthen its position in the entry-level processor market by introducing a 32-bit CPU, codenamed Athlon XP Paris, in the third quarter of this year, according to sources at Taiwanese... Read more...

Paris Hilton sues over Internet sex tape

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 09 Feb 2004 16:59:20 +0000

Reality TV star Paris Hilton has sued a Panama-based Internet company for $30 million, claiming that it illegally distributed a now-infamous tape of her having sex with an ex-boyfriend. The 22-year-old socialite --... Read more...