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Apple (Finally) Gets Fined for Throttling Old iPhones
You may recall that around 3 years ago, it was discovered that Apple was, very deliberately, throttling the performance of its older iPhone releases. At the time, the initial reaction was that this was a very cynical move by the company to attempt to get people to adopt their more…
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Hoverboard Channel Crossing Attempt Ends With A Splash!
Earlier this week, we reported how Franky Zapata, the French designer and creator of his 100mph hoverboard was going to attempt something rather interesting. Specifically, crossing the English channel using the device as his sole means of conveyance. Although no set date was made for the attempt, it was known…
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Arianespace Rocket Crashes After Malfunction
Following the success of programs such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, we have probably been treated to more rocket launches (that we could watch live) in the last couple of years than we’ve seen in the prior 20. Yes, it seems that rockets are back in fashion. Great news for those…
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Assassin’s Creed Could Be Key to Notre Dame Cathedral Restoration
Ubisoft Game Features Incredibly Detailed Digital Notre Dame Despite the depressing sight of a burning Notre Dame Cathedral just a few days ago, a silver lining is already on the horizon. Especially after French President Emmanuel Macron declared that restoration will take place. Moreover, millions have already been pledged to…
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French Airports Start Using Robot Car Valets
French Airports Introduce Robot Valet Parking Anyone who has even driven to an airport will know that parking can be a very stressful experience. Assuming that you are lucky to find a spot within 5 miles of the airport, you then have concerns over what parks next to you and,…
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France Fine Steam And Uplay For Bad Refund Policies
France Fine Steam And Uplay For Bad Refund Policies Both Steam and Uplay have refund policies based on game purchases through their online portals. They do, however, have rather specific rules to how these are applied. For example, on Steam it’s largely based on how long you have played the…
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France Issues School Ban For Smartphones
France Issues School Ban For Smartphones When I was at school, smartphones were not really a thing. The worst thing our teachers had to contend with was us occasionally using the computers for games instead of work. What didn’t help matters much was when yours truly was able to infiltrate…
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Man Files €45M Lawsuit Against Uber for Tipping Wife of Extramarital Affair
Uber is not exactly the most popular ride-hailing app these days, especially after the whole #DeleteUber debacle, but it looks like one particular person in France dislikes the company even more to the point of filing a lawsuit against them to the tune of €45 million. The plaintiff wishes to keep…
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Facebook Fake News Filter Campaign Launched in France
Following a fake news filter campaign similar to the initiative launched in the United States last year, Facebook is cracking down on fake news reporting in France, ahead of the presidential election to be held later in April 2017. A similar initiative by Facebook was also set up in Germany last…
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French Labour Law Gives Workers Right to Not Check E-Mails Out-of-Hours
Beginning January 1st, 2017, a French labour law will require companies to guarantee their employees the “right to disconnect” or not be obliged to check their work-related e-mails or messages after work hours. The measure was introduced by after a report commissioned by labour minister Myriam El Khomri warned of…
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Razer Blade Notebooks Now Available in Parts of Europe
Keyboards and anything containing keyboards often have one issue and that is localization. That’s especially the case for a lot of Razer products – but that’s slightly changed now that Razor announced the availability and distribution of their newest Razer Blade Stealth and Razer Blade gaming notebooks in the Europe. Both…
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French Mayor Bans Pokémon Go from Village
The mayor of a French village has banned the phenomenally popular mobile game Pokémon Go in order to preserve the locale’s tranquillity, and has effectively accused the game’s developer, Niantic Labs, of invading the municipality without permission. Fabrice Beauvois, mayor of Bressolles in Eastern France, has prohibited people from hunting…
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Could France Ban Windows 10?
French authorities have issued Microsoft a formal notice to stop collecting data via Windows 10. According to the notice, issued by the Chair of the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL), Microsoft’s latest operating system is in breach of the French Data Protection Act by collecting user data and tracking browsing…
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Game Of Thrones On Your Kingly Xbox One
Ever feel like you miss out on all the good deals? Remember when your favourite TV shows used to air on the TV at 6, just in time for you to get home and enjoy them with some food, now having to wait weeks while avoiding social media and anyone…
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Google still Battling Over Right to be Forgotten
One of the first thing you are taught about the internet these days is that once something goes up, you will never truly be able to take it down. For those things which shouldn’t be posted online, you can use the “right to be forgotten”. Designed to help people who…
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