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France mulls 'culture tax' on devices like the iPhone

by Yoni Heisler (May 13th, 2013)

Reuters reports that France, in an effort to generate money to help fund cultural initiatives, is considering implementing a special tax on smartphones and tablets. The proposal falls under France's "cultural exception" policy, enacted to ensure that the arts in France can continue to thrive in the ...

Apple adds 3D Maps Flyover coverage to Paris and surrounding areas

by Yoni Heisler (May 9th, 2013)

Over the past few months, Apple has consistently, and yet silently, continued to increase the number of areas which receive the 3D Flyover treatment in its homegrown Maps app. Now, the French-language site iGeneration is reporting that Apple has added 3D Flyover support for Paris, France. The ...

Daily Update for March 14, 2013

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 14th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Apple Stores in France may not make employees work late

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 13th, 2013)

The High Court of Paris put the brakes on late-night work by Apple Store employees in France. According to a report in the AFP, Apple is banned from having employees work between the hours of 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM. The ban is the result of a complaint filed by several French labor unions which ...

Daily Update for May 22, 2012

by Steven Sande (May 22nd, 2012)

New Paris Apple Store to open on Friday

by Michael Grothaus (May 22nd, 2012)

Apple will open its eleventh Apple retail store in France this Friday. The store will be located in the Centre commercial Les Quatre Temps at 15 Parvis de la Défense in Paris. The Les Quatre Temps store will be the third Apple Store in the country's capital. While Apple usually chooses ...

iPad online shipping times drop to one week

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 20th, 2012)

Apple's inventory of the new iPad is holding up well, especially in the US. Unlike the iPad 2 which faced shortages when it launched, the new iPad is readily available. Most US retail stores have at least one model of the iPad in stock and the online store is steadily improving shipment times. ...

Apple resellers in Europe say inventory delays affecting business

by Steven Sande (Feb 8th, 2012)

Life is a bit difficult for Apple's Premium Resellers in Europe now that the company is expanding retail locations throughout the continent. A post by France's Les Echos profiles a complaint by eBizcuss, the largest and first authorized reseller of Apple products in France (through their ICLG ...

French reseller eBizcuss sues Apple over unfair competition

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 30th, 2011)

Apple opened its first retail store in France in November 2009 and caused sales to plummet for local Apple retailers, says eBizcuss CEO François Prudent. According to a report in Le Figaro, the effect is so great that eBizcuss has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging the company ...

French court denies Samsung's request for iPhone 4S ban

by Chris Rawson (Dec 8th, 2011)

A French court has denied Samsung's request for a preliminary injunction against Apple's iPhone 4S as part of the worldwide, ongoing patent disputes between the two companies. Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents has a lengthy, in-depth analysis of the court's decision, but essentially Samsung's ...

iPad subsidy offers lure student customers in France

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 17th, 2011)

France telecom operator Orange has teamed up with France's Ministry for Higher Education to offer subsidized iPads to French university students for €1 a day. The deal comes at a time when iPads are becoming recognized as a boon to students in the classroom partly due to the educational ...

Samsung accuses Apple of 'free riding' its patent technologies

by Mike Schramm (Sep 23rd, 2011)

Samsung's head of global marketing has spoken with the AP recently, and says that he believes Apple is "free-riding" on the company's patents, building phones and touch devices that apparently are unduly influenced by Samsung's inventions. No more Mr. Nice Guy, though -- Lee Younghee, also a ...

Orange CEO suggests iPhone 5 to launch in France on Oct. 15

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 14th, 2011)

Here's another iPhone 5 rumor to brighten your day. According to HardMac, Stéphane Richard, CEO of wireless carrier France Telecom-Orange, confirmed during an interview that the iPhone 5 will launch in France on October 15th. Richard said Orange has received information from Apple about ...

Samsung files French patent complaint against Apple

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 13th, 2011)

Samsung and Apple continue to fight a heated legal battle overseas. In the latest skirmish, Samsung filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple in France. The complaint claims Apple violates three UMTS patents held by the Korean company. UMTS is a 3G technology used on GSM-based cellular ...

Lyon, France Apple Store is Apple's 325th

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 5th, 2011)

As of today, Apple has 325 Apple Stores worldwide. The latest one to open is in Lyon, France. The Lyon store is Apple's seventh store in France and located in the La Part-Dieu shopping mall. The store's location has strategic significance not only because Lyon is the third largest metropolitan ...