I used to pay nothing for the software services I rely on—e.g., email, password manager, cloud storage, and more. And those I did need upgraded features for, I could pay once and be set for awhile. But the bar for privacy and security has risen (an unfortunate side effect of modern tech life), and most…
After rumors claimed that Sony was working on an answer to Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service, the PS5 maker finally confirmed everything last week. PS Plus and PS Now will merge into a single service starting this June, offering buyers three membership tiers. You’ll get multiplayer access on all plans and various free games…
Apple settled an antitrust case in Japan last summer, promising that so-called reader apps would get a big change in early 2022. Apple would allow iPhone apps like Netflix, Spotify, and others to link to their websites for the first time ever. This procedure would let customers create accounts on these platforms and even subscribe…
Apple is planning a hardware subscription service for the iPhone and other popular devices, according to Bloomberg. Mark Gurman claims that this will be Apple’s “biggest push yet into automatically recurring sales.” For the first time, users can subscribe to a device rather than a service. Gurman also notes that the project is still in…