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Apple launches ‘Tap to Pay’ in France allowing payment between iPhones

The move makes it possible to make payments without going through a payment terminal

Another UK company brings in mobile roaming fees for clients in France

EE will now charge pay-as-you-go customers to use their smartphones in France and elsewhere in the EU

Alpes-Maritimes: Driving licences seized for using phone at the wheel

Five drivers including a lorry driver watching a video on his phone have been disqualified for at least one month as gendarmes applied France’s new road safety law

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Scam alert in France as malware texts target parcel deliveries

Text messages appear to be from a courier about a parcel delivery but there are a number of clues that they are a scam. We explain how to avoid falling victim, and what to do if you have

More than 1 million use French StopCovid app

One million people in France have downloaded and activated the smartphone app StopCovid, designed to help track and trace Covid-19 infections in France, which became available on June 2.

Online medical records relaunch on phone app

An online medical records system which has had a low take-up has been relaunched with a phone app in the hope that 40 million patients will be using it in five years’ time.

French warned against danger of bathroom device use

The French public has been warned not to use mobile phones or other electrical devices in the bathroom after a spike in the number of deaths due to water-related electric shock.

Smartphones can pay Paris transport

Use a phone to pay for Paris public transport this autumn as mobiles with NFC (Near Field Communication) can use Pass Navigo as a ViaNavigo app instead of a ticket or card.

Stop calls while driving

A phone app helps motorists to ignore calls or texts that may disturb them – and possibly cost them a €135 fine – by blocking them and automatically sending back a message saying the person is driving.

How do I save the information on my mobile?

I have put so much information onto my mobile that I am worried about what would happen if I lost it or had it stolen. Do you have any recommendations?

Free app scans food label and gives a health rating

More than 1.7million people in France have downloaded an iPhone and Android app that scans food products’ barcodes and gives a health rating.

150,000 meals saved from the bin

A phone app has saved more than 150,000 meals from the rubbish bin as it allows shops to publicise short-dated food and residents to buy it cheaply before it is thrown out.

Phone application

Apple launches ‘Tap to Pay’ in France allowing payment between iPhones

Another UK company brings in mobile roaming fees for clients in France

Alpes-Maritimes: Driving licences seized for using phone at the wheel

Scam alert in France as malware texts target parcel deliveries

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