Articles Tagged ‘subscription’
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On Second Thought, Apple Doesn't Expand Subscription Service To Games
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Wed November 23rd, 2011
Less than a day after Big Fish claimed Apple had allowed them to start charging a subscription fee for their iPad games, Apple has removed the service from the App Store. Available since November 18, the now-defunct plan would have done to games what Netflix does for movies and TV shows, allow people to rent them for a monthly subscription fee, according to Bloomberg News.
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Bloomberg: Apple Expands Subscription Service To Games
BY Alexander Vaughn on Tue November 22nd, 2011
We're hearing some surprising and unexpected news from Bloomberg that suggests Apple has decided to allow subscription based game distribution in the App Store.
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Reuters: Financial Times' Web App Has Attracted More Than 700,000 Readers
BY Joe White on Thu September 22nd, 2011
Back in June, the Financial Times decided to ditch the App Store and produced a Web app, due to Apple's controversial in-app subscription policy. Now, in a report recently publish by Reuters, it is claimed that the Web app has attracted over 700,000 readers, making it more popular than the iOS application was before it was removed from the App Store.
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Hulu Complies With In-App Subscription Policy, Removes Web Link From iOS App
BY Joe White on Mon June 20th, 2011
Hulu has recently updated its universal Hulu Plus iOS application, removing a subscription Web link (to its website) in compliance with Apple's in-app subscription policy.
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Condé Nast Spokesman Says GQ Print Subscribers Could Get The iPad Version Free, In The UK
BY Joe White on Sat June 11th, 2011
According to a recent report, a Condé Nast spokesperson has recently confirmed that UK print subscribers of GQ will be granted access to the iPad version for free.
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The Financial Times Puts Apple In A Corner
BY Alexander Vaughn on Mon April 04th, 2011
The debacle surrounding Apple's subscription plan is once again making the headlines as a major publisher refuses to play by the rules.
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New AppGuide: Music Subscription Apps
BY Tim Chaten on Tue March 22nd, 2011
There are some great services out there that allow you to stream music to your iPhone. Most but not all of these apps require a paid subscription. We round out the top six services/apps in this AppGuide ...
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Steve Jobs Responds To Subscription Debacle - SaaS Off The Hook?
BY Alexander Vaughn on Tue February 22nd, 2011
The debacle surrounding Apple's newly introduced subscription feature, and its revenue sharing plan is reaching an all time high this week. Yesterday, we learned Apple rejected Readability, and the interwebs are now speculating that the survival of all SaaS apps (Software as a Service, think Dropbox or Basecamp) might be at stake.
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Apple To Launch iTV & New Pricing September 7th?
BY Scott Grizzle on Tue August 24th, 2010
With rumors abound for an upcoming Apple TV replacement and new TV show pricing, it appears that we only have to wait until September 7th to find out the answers.
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Is Apple Planning to Dominate The TV World?
BY Scott Grizzle on Tue July 13th, 2010
The rumor that Apple would be taking on the cable & satellite TV market is almost as old as the rumor that Apple might release an iPod with a phone in it. As with most Apple unveilings, they are usually preceded by a huge surge in rumors and leaks. Are we seeing that surge today?
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Visual News From iPad Keynote, Now Appears For The iPhone
BY Scott Grizzle on Mon July 05th, 2010
Visually appealing news reader Pulse, which was shown in Apple's keynote for the iPad, was quickly pulled due to a spat with the New York Times. It has finally returned to the App Store, and is now also available for the iPhone and iPod touch.
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Apple Releases Free MobileMe Gallery App
BY Tyler Tschida on Thu January 14th, 2010
Apple has just released their second MobileMe related iPhone and iPod touch app, MobileMe Gallery. The app is intended to make accessing and viewing your MobileMe photo galleries while on the go faster and easier.
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Get Gokivo GPS Navigator For Free By Writing Two Simple Sentences
BY Tyler Tschida on Thu October 15th, 2009
Some things are just too good to be true, but Networks in Motion's opportunity to win a free one month trial of their popular iPhone turn-by-turn navigation app isn't one of them. For a limited
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mSpot Beats Netflix To The Punch, Offers Web-Based Streaming Movie Rentals
BY Tyler Tschida on Tue September 29th, 2009
If you are sick and tired of waiting for Netflix to "eventually" release their own iPhone app, you will be happy to hear that you already have another option and it's called mSpot. mSpot is
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Rhapsody Coming To The iPhone, Pending Apple's Approval
BY Tyler Tschida on Mon August 24th, 2009
RealNetworks has submitted its Rhapsody app for the iPhone and iPod touch to Apple for review and, if approved, will offer on-demand streaming music to subscribers over Wi-Fi, Edge, and 3G. According to Gdgt, the
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