Adobe have scrapped its Creative Suite branding, instead offering new applications through its cloud-based Creative Cloud subscription service. Is this move progressive or alienating to pro users? More...
According to a new patent application Facebook may soon implement a paid subscription model. Paying customers won't see any ads and may even get some extra features when interacting with the site. More...
If you live in Australia and own a NFC capable device, you too could win a copy of Office 365 Home Premium valued at $119, for nothing! More...
Adobe has responded to the parliamentary summons, around the IT pricing inquiry in Australia, by reducing the cost of its Creative Cloud subscription by AU$13 per month. More...
Microsoft's software prices are set to rocket within the workplace, while their Office 365 subscription price goes down. Say what you will, but Microsoft is really pushing a switchover for the future. More...
As sales of consoles stagnate across the board, Microsoft is looking to energise sales of its console, with a new Xbox 360 4GB + Kinect bundle for $99 upfront, subsidised by a $15 monthly subscription. More...
Print may not be dead, but the printed version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica is. Following last month's decision to move to a digital future, the company has launched a new subscription-based app. More...
Despite worldwide music revenues growing faster last year than in 2010, a new industry report indicates that music piracy is increasing too - 1 in 4 global web users acquired music illegally in 2011. More...
Xbox LIVE is no stranger to video content, offering a range of options to enjoy movies and TV, including third-party content via the likes of Netflix; partnerships with cable and satellite TV companies such as... More...
I really thought Apple was going to pull through with their iCloud offering at WWDC this year. While iCloud is certainly a solid product in its own right, I was expecting something much grander. I... More...
Hulu Plus is coming to Xbox Live tomorrow. Hulu Plus, the paid subscription version of the popular web-based streaming media player, will be another step for Microsoft in making their flagship game console more of... More...
Apple’s new policy for digital subscriptions has certainly raised some eyebrows in the tech community. It was rumored that Apple may start charging a percentage of subscription fees to publishers who want their content on... More...
Last.fm announced today that its Radio service for mobile devices and home entertainment systems will transition from its current free, ad-based model to requiring users to pay a subscriber's fee with the addition of removing... More...
Netflix has come a long way from when it started as a simple DVD rental service. Later, the company branched into streaming movies and television shows, which has shown to be perhaps the most popular... More...
OnLive, the online gaming service we reviewed a few months back, has decided that they will not charge users a monthly subscription fee to use the service. When the service went live, they were letting... More...
Earlier this year Google was caught with a Google Music logo on their domain and the masses suspected the company to come out with a music service. More details are being unearthed about the service,... More...
The team behind popular social news recommendation tool Reddit, owned by media giant Condé Nast (whose titles include Wired and Vogue), have tonight launched a pay-what-you-wish subscription program, dubbed "reddit gold", in a bid to... More...
Bobby Kotick, CEO and President of Activision Blizzard was quoted last week saying that if he could make one change for Activision, it would be to create an online world for Call of Duty. Speaking... More...
As of Today, TechNet will be rebranded as TechNet Subscriptions, and will introduce a another subscription option for users. Technet subscribers get instant access to all the latest beta and RC releases, including full... More...
NY Times reported a profit this quarter, according to TechCrunch. At first glance, this is surprising news. Print news has been suffering for a long time as the proliferation of free or cheap digital alternatives... More...
Hulu has turned a profit, according to CEO Jason Kilar in a NY Times interview. $100 million in revenue for 2009, in fact, and growing. This is a big milestone for the company that brought... More...
Yesterday Neowin posted instructions on how to obtain a free Microsoft TechNet subscription. It's now clear that the free subscriptions were meant for a small and limited amount of people as part of an offer... More...
Amazon.com recently unveiled it's latest accessory sale, and one of the more popular items that went on sale is an Xbox Live Gold Subscription. Amazon has marked down the price by nearly 40% to $29.97.... More...
Dell has signed a deal with a U.K. mobile phone retailer to distribute free laptops with the purchase of a broadband Internet access subscription, continuing the company's push into the retail market. Starting in September,... More...
Apple Computer's iTunes music and video store on Wednesday took its first step toward a monthly subscription model with a new service called Multi-Pass that lets users buy TV shows on a monthly basis, Reuters... More...
Microsoft have recently broken off licensing talks with the four global music companies which has made analysts wonder whether the software giant plans to offer a subscription based music service. The Wall Street... More...
According to Mary Jo @ Microsoft-Watch.com, Microsoft is preparing to release a Subscription based service of Anti-Virus and Spyware. code-named A1. The development is strictly limited to those on the dev team and close partners.... More...
While many software development companies are moving to subscription models for their software, the desire for these subscriptions does not seem to be high according to a survey of 400 companies. The survey indicates that... More...
If you like Roxio's digital media player and Napster then you're in luck. With a one-year subscription you can get a Rio Chiba Sport or 1.5GB Rio Nitrus. Roxio Inc.'s Napster... More...
MSN rolls out a minor upgrade to MSN Messenger and introduces four new online games as part of the launch. MSN is looking to grow revenues in areas beyond online advertising by... More...
Sun Microsystems will begin offering its StarOffice 7 suite of office productivity applications on a one-year subscription from next month for users in Japan, said the company. One-year licensed versions of the software... More...
America Online Inc. (AOL) now sells a cheap PC designed to boost its shrinking user base with a one-year commitment to AOL's Internet access service required at purchase. The AOL Optimized PC, built by Systemax... More...
MSN's Free chatrooms are shutting down today in the UK & Europe and other countries across the world. Microsoft made it clear in September that these changes would begin on October the 14th.... More...
Developer Valve has revealed that it plans to offer a $9.99 monthly subscription system to purchasers of Half-Life 2, as well as releasing three separate versions of the game - which has now seemingly slipped... More...
Addition of 13 MSN Extra Storage Markets Increases Subscription Potential To More Than 76 Million Users of Hotmail Consumers in 13 new markets around the world -- including large parts of Asia,... More...
Macromedia on Monday will announce a new software-by-subscription program along with an upgrade to its MX line of products. The company's new subscription service, Macromedia DevNet, will come in two flavors. The professional version gives... More...
Internet media company Yahoo Inc. said on Wednesday it would launch a subscription, Web-based radio service, part of its continued drive to shift toward pay-for-use services. The new Launchcast Plus service from Yahoo's... More...
Thanks Degger of Warp2search for sending me notice of this run in he had with Norton. I edited it a bit from the original article, link included below. I just tried to renew... More...
Flushed with the success of its own recently launched content subscription service, RealNetworks said Tuesday that it is offering content providers the ability to create their own managed subscription services based on the Real platform.... More...
RealNetworks Inc. is pumping up its Web subscription services with more horsepower, as the Internet media and software pioneer clinches a deal to provide exclusive video and audio content from NASCAR car racing. ... More...
Broadband net users in the UK who are worried that their PCs could be subverted by malicious hackers can now let anti-virus companies keep an eye on their machines for them. Security... More...
After a series of delays, the long-awaited online music service Pressplay launches today (Wednesday). Pressplay, which will charge people a monthly subscription fee to download and stream digital music, launched through its Web... More...
Compaq Computer is teaming with RealNetworks to promote the media company's new online subscription service, dubbed RealOne. Under a deal expected to be announced Wednesday, RealNetworks plans to become the default media... More...
Found this article while I was browsing through PCWorld.com. The cost of keeping viruses at bay just went up for users of Symantec's popular Norton AntiVirus program. The company recently increased the price... More...