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<title>France considering new 'culture tax' on technology products</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/13/may.heighten.tensions.over.tax.avoidance.in.eu.countries/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368462993_Apple-France-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[French President Francoise Hollande is considering a 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 widely distributed," may increase tensions between tech companies and the government of France -- along with other EU countries, many of which have complained that firms such as Apple an...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple extends Maps Flyover coverage to Paris, outlying areas</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/09/other.regions.might.also.have.new.3d.terrain/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368112682_ios6maps-paris.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has extended Flyover coverage in iOS 6 Maps to Paris and several surrounding areas, reports say.  Aside from Paris, other new detail regions include Versailles, Aulnay-sous-Bois, Disneyland Paris, and L'Haÿ-les-Roses.  Flyover renders scenery in a rough 3D state, clarifying maps and giving a better sense for what an environment will look like in person....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>France to ask EU to investigate Apple over AppGratis rejection</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/11/french.developer.admitted.to.breaking.apples.guidelines/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1365719024_France-AppGratis-merde-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Calling Apple's decision to 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 she plans to ask the European Commission to investigate "Internet companies" for "repeated abusive behavior" and called for tighter regulation of digital platforms, search engines and social media. The thinly-...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>France fines Apple 10K euros for demanding overnight work</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/13/practice.violates.french.law/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363181126_applestore-parisopera.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple France must pay labor unions ä10,000 ($13,000) in fines for regularly forcing retail employees to work after 9PM, a Parisian court has ruled. 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 requires special justification....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iTunes in the Cloud video hits France, other countries [u]</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/27/denmark.sweden.netherlands.seeing.access/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355435377_moonrisekingdom.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[(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.  The one confirmed country is France, where the feature has been tested with both iTunes and the Apple TV.  Various people on Twitter, however, are claiming that the option is now also available in Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iPad mini now 'in stock' in many countries</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/19/uk.store.still.stuck.at.1.3.business.days/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360009566_ipadmini-whitecloseup.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The iPad mini is now officially "in stock" at Apple's 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....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fujitsu to bring senior-aimed Raku Raku to Orange in France</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361272493_fujitsustylistics01thumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Fujitsu and Orange have agreed to offer Fujitsu smartphones to customers in France, with initial handsets being targeted at senior users. The first offering will be the Stylistic S01, a mid-ranged 4-inch Android 4.0 smartphone based heavily on the Fujitsu Raku Raku, one that is focused on helping elderly users communicate....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google forges agreement with France, avoids 'per click' fee</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/01/82.million.payment.into.fund.mirrors.belgian.settlement/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1359749592_Googlefrance-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has come to terms with the French government regarding the 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 media expand and develop exposure on the Internet. Despite publishers in the country lobbying to the contrary, Google will not pay for posting links to French publishers' content....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google to compensate French Internet provider for traffic</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/20/orange.france.claims.half.data.traffic.from.google.properties/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355963720_googleperson-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[French telecommunications provider 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 traffic on Orange's networks....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Robbers steal $1.32M in goods from Paris Opera Apple Store</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/02/thieves.assault.store.workers/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1357161987_applestore-parisopera.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Robbers stole an estimated $1.32 million in Apple products from the 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 cleaner and a single security guard were present.  The robbers nevertheless assaulted them, inflicting slight injuries in one...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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