Apple lets users manage subscriptions for both its own services as well as third party apps via your Apple ID. It’s a convenient and secure method, but it means that you might forget which apps and services you’re subscribed to. Here’s how to view and manage these subscriptions so that you don’t continue to pay for something you’re not using!
How to Cancel Apple Music Before the Free Trial Ends
Millions of Apple users signed up to try Apple Music, but the free trial period ends soon, on September 30, 2015. If you’re currently signed up but don’t think the service is worth the regular $9.99-per-month price, you’ll need to cancel your Apple Music free trial before the end of the month in order to avoid being charged. Here’s how to do it.
Microsoft Launches Office 365 Personal: 1 PC or Mac and 1 Tablet for $6.99 Per Month
Microsoft has launched a new subscription tier of its Office 365 program called Office 365 Personal. The new tier offers access to Office apps on just one PC or Mac, plus one tablet, for $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year, 30 percent less than Office 365 Home.
How to Manage Newsstand Subscriptions in iOS 7
Newsstand is a great app that lets users carry all of their favorite magazines and newspapers on their iDevice. But once you subscribe to a publication, it’s not clear how to unsubscribe or see your renewal price and date. Here’s how to manage Newsstand subscriptions in iOS 7.
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Microsoft’s Office 365 Home Premium Hits 1 Million Subscribers
Microsoft announced Wednesday that its consumer-targeted Office 365 Home Premium subscription service has reached a user base of 1 million just 3.5 months after its launch. Microsoft lauded the number as proof that its grand vision of subscription-based software is taking hold. Although first launched in June 2011, Office 365 was initially targeted to business customers who sought a way to license up-to-date versions of Office alongside syncing and Exchange capabilities. Late last year, the company announced its plans to…
Microsoft & Adobe Publicly Debate Subscription Software
Following Monday’s news that Adobe will move exclusively to cloud-based subscriptions for future Creative products, Microsoft responded publicly Tuesday by mildly criticizing Adobe for eliminating customer choice and promised to continue to offer retail copies of Microsoft Office. Like Adobe, Microsoft also offers its flagship productivity software, Microsoft Office, via a yearly or monthly subscription package called Office 365 (currently $100 per year/$10 per month for home users). Unlike Adobe, however, the company still maintains retail copies of the software…
Adobe to Launch Future Creative Apps Only Via Creative Cloud
It’s time to welcome “Creative Cloud” and kick “Creative Suite” to the curb. Adobe announced Monday during its annual MAX conference that the company’s grand experiment in subscription software was a success, and that it will be moving its entire line of professional media tools to the subscription model this summer. The company first moved to a Cloud-based subscription model early last year, offering access to its entire Creative Suite line of software for a monthly subscription alongside traditional retail…
The New York Times Frees Videos From Paywall
While The New York Times still limits non-paying readers to ten articles per month, the paper is now allowing unlimited video content to escape the paywall, according to a press release Tuesday. To cover the cost of allowing free access to the content, the paper is partnering with Microsoft and Acura to run advertisements before each video. As we continue to tell stories through video and increase our offerings, we want to ensure NYTimes.com users can watch and explore our…