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Bouygues gearing up for its big 4G launch later this year
Having received the go ahead from ARCEP in mid-March to launch and commercialize their 4G network at 1,800 MHz across France, Bouygues is gearing up for its big launch later this year. In order to be prepared to help consumers with the transition, Director General Olivier Roussat confirmed in an interview with Le Figaro that […]
Consumer complaints about mobile services skyrocketing in France
In 2012, Afutt (the French association for telcoms users) registered a record number of official complaints from subscribers about their mobile service. Although mobile contracts are getting cheaper and cheaper thanks to newbie Free Mobile as well as the incumbents who’ve been playing catch-up, consumers don’t look to any happier with their mobile services. In fact, […]
Lengow kicks off its first Ecommerce Day on April 11th
On April 11th, Lengow, one of the rising stars in the area of services and solutions for Ecommerce vendors, will host their first Ecommerce Day conference at the fantastic Tapis Rouge in Paris. Lengow has designed a conference that is focused on offering attendees an opportunity to meet with experts from the sector and learn more about […]
The Ebook continues to slowly but surely gain ground in France
Many have been lamenting for a long time about France’s laggard status in the digital book market. Although their concerns have certainly not been completely assuaged, Ebooks are starting to get some traction in France. With the big, annual book tradeshow (Salon du Livre) that wrapped up earlier this week in Versailles, its become clear […]
Pretty Simple Games now amongst top 10 game developers on Facebook
Pretty Simple Games, which we wrote about recently here and here, continues its spectacular rise in a space that has been challenged as of late. In just a few months, their hit game Criminal Case has reached 4 million daily active users (as of yesterday), which has put them squarely in the top 10 game developers […]
Following Bouygues, Orange’s and SFR’s low-cost offers both hit 1 million subscribers
Although Free threw them for a loop when they launched their mobile offer last year, the three ‘old school’ mobile operators look to finally be adapting to a radically altered space. Last month Bouygues was the first ‘old school’ telco to reach the 1 million subscriber market with their B&You low-cost offer late 2012. Now […]
Rumor confirmed: Xavier Niel launches tuition-free developer school named ’42’
We reported yesterday on a rumor, originating from Olivier Ezratty that Xavier Niel would be launching a tuition-free (see update below) developer school. The rumor was confirmed today in a press conference by Niel himself, who announced that the new school would be opening in November and would be called ’42’ in reference to science fiction author […]
Ebuzzing and Schibsted climbing quickly towards the top of France’s most visited sites
Comscore has just released their latest figures and, not surprisingly, the ranking of top general and video sites doesn’t show much movement. When looking at top (general) internet properties, Google sites, Microsoft and Facebook are still far in front of the competition, including Yahoo who remains a distant fourth and virtually tied with Orange, Wikimedia, and […]
Videogame Economics Forum launches the debate on games funding and financing May 16-17th
Last year saw the inauguration of the first the Videogame Economic Forum (aka VEF), which was organized by Pole Magelis and based in Angouleme, the home of one of France’s leading games and interactive universities ENJMIN. Although there are various games conferences that take place each year in Europe including Game Connection, Casual Connect, and […]
Jammed packed program announced for NEXT Berlin on Apr 23rd -24th
This week the NEXT Berlin organizers announced a packed programme which, as highlighted by the organizers, gives NEXT Berlin a platform to “look at trends before they become mainstream, and offers the chance to address them and network with experts at a very early stage.” On three stages and in numerous workshops more than 100 experts will […]