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Zoho offers small businesses emergency relief

By Press Release 23 March 2020

Zoho Corporation, has launched their Small Business Emergency Subscription Assistance Programme (EASPA) to help customers worldwide weather the global crisis. FULL STORY >

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YouTube Red rebranded as YouTube Premium

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 17 May 2018

From 22 May onwards, YouTube Red will be known as YouTube Premium, costing $12 a month instead of $10, but users can still sign up for the previous price within the next five days. FULL STORY >

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Mercedes-Benz to launch their own subscription service Stateside

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 13 April 2018

Another German carmaker is launching a subscription service in the States, with Mercedes-Benz using Nashville and Philadelphia as test cities. FULL STORY >

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Mark Zuckerberg hints that paid version of Facebook is a possibility

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 11 April 2018

During his testimony in front of the US Senate, Mark Zuckerberg says that a version of Facebook will always be free. Which means a version could be paid-for in future. FULL STORY >

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BMW launches car subscription pilot program starting at $2 000 per month

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 5 April 2018

The program is launching Stateside, and follows a similar setup as the recent one announced by fellow German carmaker Porsche. FULL STORY >

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Orange Business Services surpasses 200 000 user subscriptions for Cisco Spark

By Press Release 5 December 2017

Orange Business Services has registered more than 200 000 user subscriptions for Cisco Spark and hundreds of the popular Spark Boards for more than 20 multinational enterprise customers, and the momentum is... FULL STORY >

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Google plans to share revenue with online news publishers

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 23 October 2017

According to Google's head of news, the company wants to bury the hatchet with publishers and share revenue with them via their new subscription tools. FULL STORY >

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Porsche unveils Passport subscription service for $2 000 per month

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 11 October 2017

Launching the service in the city of Atlanta, subscribers will be able to "swap" select vehicles within the Porsche range each month, for a premium price of course. FULL STORY >

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Nintendo will launch Switch Online service in 2018 for $20 per year

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 2 June 2017

With pricing confirmed for yearly subscriptions in the US, the wait is on to know when Nintendo plans to launch its Switch online service in 2018. FULL STORY >

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Apple rolls out 2 TB iCloud storage offer at R299 a month

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 31 August 2016

This latest development has some believing the upcoming iPhone will feature a 256 GB onboard storage variant. FULL STORY >

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WhatsApp is set to make subscriptions free and remove ads

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 19 January 2016

After introduced paid subscriptions for WhatsApp a few years ago, the company has decided to scrap them altogether, along with ads. FULL STORY >

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5 ways subscription-based ERP benefits your business

By Press Release 19 November 2015

The emergence of a ‘subscription-based economy’ means that a variety of goods and services can be purchased ‘as a service’ rather than outright FULL STORY >

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YouTube Red ad-free paid subscription goes live 28 October, costs $10 per month and up

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 22 October 2015

An ad-free paid subscription from YouTube has been a long time coming, and now YouTube Red is set to go live on 28 October with subscriptions costing $10 per month and up. FULL STORY >

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YouTube Gaming's new update brings mobile livestreaming & paid subscriptions

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 16 October 2015

Designed to be a Twitch rival when it debuted seven weeks ago, YouTube Gaming's new update has mobile livestreaming and paid subscriptions, ramping up competition with Twitch. FULL STORY >

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The free trial for Apple Music ends tomorrow, is your auto-renewal on or off?

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 29 September 2015

With its three month-long trial almost up, those users not wishing to get billed should probably turn off the auto-renewal tab in Apple Music. FULL STORY >

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