Last week a new French effort to shake up the cell phone industry began when Free.fr launched an all-but-free, unlimited cell phone service. It was expected to wake up the bigger industry players--and now we know it has.READ»
Would you let a robot chauffeur you around town, twirl its arms violently as it worked on a production line, or even perform surgery on you? Say yes--because the future is now.READ»
Free.fr is offering an all-but-free cell phone service that promises truly unlimited data, voice, and SMS monthly tariffs. Americans shouldn't hold their breath for the same sort of innovation any time soon--the existing carriers would strangle it.READ»
Or pay more money. The country joined the ranks of countries and states combating obesity by increasing the cost of soda. Will it have more of an effect on French waistlines or wallets?READ»
The French anti-piracy law is one of the strictest around, and authorities have now tracked down 18 million pirates. What does this say about the nature of piracy? And the future of music?READ»
There's a method to the madness of France's curious Internet bans--an underlying philosophy that's causing conflict with companies around the world.READ»
Marc Giai-Miniet is a French artist who looks like Santa Claus and works like a madman, building much of his livelihood on small, fastidiously complex dollhouses, some just 36 inches long and 35 inches wide.
Giai-Miniet is ...READ»
5.5 Designers, one of the wittiest and most whimsical design studios working in France today, unveiled an exuberant new lamp for the Italian company Skitsch recently. We'll let this charming little sketch tell you everything you need ...READ»
It's not every day that Web giants like Google and Facebook take on governments to protect their users' privacy. Typically, it's the other way around.READ»
Nuclear submarine technology (truly cold war terror science) may one day have peaceful payoffs: A French firm is planning modified submarine nuclear power stations, able to provide clean juice to remote communities.READ»
Biking is faster than driving--in Lyon, at least, according to a study of onboard computer data from the French city's Velo'v bikesharing program. And that's in a city with no bike lanes.READ»
The Tour de France kicks off this weekend, which means Nike's monstrous marketing machine starts to focus on something that isn't spherical. (Which is good news since Kotaku's Luke Plunkett posted a sneaky observation on Twitter that ...READ»
The 17th BMW Art Car was unveiled in France yesterday, two months after artist Jeff Koons had previewed it before the world's media. Originally a 3-D computer-aided design, it's lost a dimension, been printed onto vinyl and wrapped ...READ»
