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France to try euro-per-day PC plan

July 13, 2006 Program to include "good quality" PC, Net connection, training, support to help low-income families to catch up. TAGS: France, training, PC

Ethanol car wins fuel efficiency challenge

May 22, 2006 Car runs 6,786 miles per gallon, beating out hydrogen-powered vehicles at the Shell Eco-marathon in Europe. Racing at 6,786 miles per gallon TAGS: hydrogen, France, vehicle, car, student

France's diluted iTunes plan becomes law

August 4, 2006 But Socialist Party still hopes to revise it, likely forcing copyright-protecting tech to be freely interoperable. TAGS: France, law, Apple iTunes, open source, Apple Computer

James Kim: 1971-2006

December 7, 2006 The CNET editor was a devoted husband, father and friend, whose resourcefulness helped keep his wife and daughters alive. TAGS: Oregon, family, wife, France

France backs down on iTunes DRM stance

May 2, 2006 Proposed legislation to require Apple, others to license their copyright protection technology is watered down. TAGS: legislation, digital-rights management, France, Apple Computer, technology company, law, Apple iTunes, U.S.

Paris mayor defends France's wariness of U.S. tech

April 20, 2006 During summit with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Bertrand Delanoe speaks up about Apple, Google. TAGS: Paris, France, digital media, San Francisco, Apple Computer, U.S., Wi-Fi, Google Inc.

T-Mobile Germany stops selling unlocked iPhones

December 4, 2007 A German court has overturned an injunction that had forced T-Mobile to sell unlocked iPhones in that country. TAGS: Vodafone Group Plc., injunction, T-Mobile, spokesperson, handset, court, France, Apple iPhone, Apple Computer

iStockphoto sees new rivals everywhere

April 4, 2007 CEO Bruce Livingstone is bracing for online competitors to do to him what he did to the traditional stock-art market. TAGS: Bruce Livingstone, Flickr, photo-sharing, e-commerce, France, image, form, CEO, photograph, idea

Study: Internet big in Japan, China

March 30, 2006 Global Net adoption appears to have slowed, with Japan boasting largest percentage of users and China the heaviest usage. TAGS: Japan, adoption, survey, China, France, South Korea, study, wireless Internet, Germany, U.K., mobile phone

Leopard roars, iPhone rings

October 17, 2007 Apple sets a launch date for the next version of Mac OS X. Plus: iPhone in France, and a price change on iTunes. TAGS: OS X Leopard, Apple iPhone, Apple Computer, France, Orange PCS, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Apple iTunes, Apple Mac OS X, owner, operating system

Learning from the French iTunes legislation

July 12, 2006 Sun Labs Engineering Director Tom Jacobs says there's a way to avoid working under government directive. TAGS: bureaucracy, interoperability, online music company, digital-rights management, legislation, France, online music, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, Sun Microsystems Inc., rule, Apple iPod

Apple gets reprieve from French DRM-busting law

August 1, 2006 France's controversial copyright law is dealt a major setback as sections are ruled unconstitutional. TAGS: interoperability, digital-rights management, law, online music, euro, copyright law, France, Apple Computer

Ups and downs for iTunes in Europe

August 4, 2006 France enacts its controversial, and now watered-down, law as regulators in Scandinavia scrutinize the music service. TAGS: Scandinavia, Apple iTunes, law, France, digital-rights management, Apple Computer

Politicians: Clueless on technology?

October 27, 2006 U.K. lawmakers and privacy activists weigh in on the lack of tech knowledge among politicians and its effect on government IT projects. TAGS: ID card, technology issue, politician, scheme, government, information system, secure, U.K., France, advisor, information technology, conference

Vonage includes Europe in unlimited calling plan

May 2, 2006 Internet telephony provider makes calling some European countries from the U.S. even cheaper. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Skype, IP telephony, Verizon Communications, call, rate, Italy, U.K., France, U.S., small business, China, Europe, PC

Office Live exits beta

November 15, 2006 Microsoft's Net-based software becomes generally available in U.S., while betas are released in U.K., France, Japan and Germany. TAGS: Microsoft Office Live, beta, Microsoft Office, web-based application, Steve Ballmer, France, Germany, Japan, Microsoft Corp., U.K., U.S., Google Inc.

France rolls over on iTunes DRM-busting law

June 23, 2006 Under Dadvsi law, interoperability among media rivals won't be enforced when copyright holders want DRM. TAGS: digital-rights management, bill, commission, interoperability, rival, law, France, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod

Apple calls French law 'state-sponsored piracy'

March 22, 2006 Company attacks proposal that would force it to make iTunes songs playable on devices competing with the iPod. TAGS: piracy, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, France, law, Apple iPod, song

Senate ratifies controversial cybercrime treaty

August 4, 2006 Tech companies say it can boost copyright protection. Others say it will allow FBI's surveillance apparatus to be misused. TAGS: treaty, cooperation, nation, terrorism, France, U.S.

French parliament dumping Windows for Linux

November 27, 2006 Study by technology services company convinces the National Assembly that the switch will be cost-effective. TAGS: technology services company, open source, Linux, France, decision, training, Firefox, server, Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows
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