How Apple and app developers will try to entice you to subscribe, not just pay once

Apple introduces a revised Mac App Store at WWDC 2018 in San Jose, California. (credit: Valentina Palladino) For a while now, Apple has been encouraging app developers to consider subscriptions as a key revenue source, and the company is introducing some new options for developers that it hopes will make the option more attractive. In […]

Holiday SCAM: Booking sites could be advertising false 'sale' prices to entice customers

HOTEL booking websites are under investigation after fears they could be misleading customers when it comes to getting the best deal. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into some of the top hotel booking websites to see if they are breaking the law when it comes to their selling their products. According to […]

Jared Kushner is reportedly still being name-dropped to entice Chinese investors

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Jared Kushner’s position as President Donald Trump’s senior adviser was being used to promote his family’s company, despite a fiasco and subsequent apology issued by the company for the same offense in May, CNN reported on Thursday. In online promotions meant to attract Chinese investors, two businesses working with Kushner Companies were found […]

Cuba tries to entice more tourists to the Caribbean island

As many as 2 million Americans could visit up from 285,000 last year, excluding Cuban Americans, the BCG study published on Wednesday estimated.  Given tourism infrastructure is already creaking, that means there are business opportunities aplenty but US companies must learn to navigate a centrally-planned economy with its quirks.  US travel to Cuba has already […]