Tag Archives: France

Who is that Deezer in the lawsuit?

Posted by coulson on August 28, 2007 3 comments

“Deezer is the first juke box on demand totally free in the world!” that’s according to Deezer. Brief recap: BlogMusik – French mp3 streaming site – is closed down by SACEM (equivalent to ASCAP or BMI in the US, or …

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160 free Wi-Fi hotspots open in Paris

Posted by coulson on July 30, 2007 None comments

35 open-air sites and 70 municipal buildings in Paris and the ‘Ile de France‘ region are now set to offer free, unlimited, wi-fi access to the Internet. These 105 sites are equipped with 160 hotspots and a further 155 public …

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TV Perso – your very own TV channel (France)

Posted by coulson on June 29, 2007 4 comments

Yesterday Freebox, the sister company to Free – a rapidly growing broadband ISP operator in France – launched an IPTV User Generated Content service. With TV Perso Free subscribers equipped with a Freebox HD are the ‘first people in the …

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French election results – 2 hours too early

Posted by coulson on April 22, 2007 None comments

As the French go to the polls today for the first round of the Presidential elections, certain French bloggeurs are preparing to step out side of the law by publishing the names of both candidates through to the second round …

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POSH home page – open source NetVibes-like

Posted by coulson on March 19, 2007 4 comments

Portaneo, another Parisian web company offering Ajaxified start-page packages akin to NetVibes & Webwags, have just taken a boulevard perhaps less travelled but in the long run one that could prove to be more interesting, by giving away the source …

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