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For Friday’s iLounge Deal, you can get the Scanmarker Air Wireless OCR Pen Scanner for only $89 — that’s 25% off the regular price. This innovative tool scans your notes, inserting your text into any application or web browser. Scanmarker Air is…

Google has announced that its real-time location sharing feature is now available in the iOS version of Google Maps. Introduced into the Android version last year, the feature allows Google Maps users to share travel details, such as letting friends and family…

Square has just released Square Terminal, a new all-in-one point of sale solution for the company’s payments service. Rather than relying on an accessory attached to an iPhone or iPad, Square Terminal provides full end-to-end credit card processing for…

Apple today sent out media invites for another special event on Oct. 30, this time being held in Brooklyn, New York, and therefore starting at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, rather than Pacific Time. It’s widely expected that Apple will announce new iPad Pro…

Apple is hosting special drawing-themed Today at Apple sessions in celebration of The Big Draw Festival taking place this month. A worldwide celebration of drawing, The Big Draw is the world’s largest drawing festival, and Apple is participating this year by…

Following an exposé earlier this week that revealed a number of apps using deceptive marketing practices to trick users into signing up for expensive in-app subscriptions, Apple now appears to be cracking down on such apps, according to a follow-up report by…

Today in iLounge Deals, you can pick up the Pionears Wireless Earbuds for only $99.99 — that’s 23% off the regular price. Lean into the true wireless freedom provided by the revolutionary Pionears. These earbuds afford you elite listening flexibility while…

Alexa integration has been the hottest trend in speakers this year, but despite Amazon’s willingness to open up Alexa to third-parties, it seems that the company’s own Echo line of speakers still have the home-field advantage, so it’s understandable why…

Anki’s first robotic pet, Cozmo, rolled his way into our hearts last year with his cute and endearing robotic personality, and now we’ve just gotten our hands on Cozmo’s successor, Vector — the new and fully-autonomous home robot that we’ve been…

Apple’s full Data and Privacy Portal is now available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, MacRumors has discovered. While the data download option is being gradually rolled out, soon all Apple users in those countries will be able to download a…

Apple has posted an announcement outlining the expecting opening of preorders for the iPhone XR this Friday, Oct. 19, while also adding that the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will be landing in over 30 new countries on the same day. As usual, Apple will open…

For Wednesday’s iLounge Deal, you can pick up a one-year subscription to Setapp for only $69 — that’s 42% off the regular price. Who says you have to use whatever’s in the Mac App Store? Setapp is the first subscription service for Mac apps, allowing…

Mophie has been on a roll lately when it comes to wireless charging. It was one of the first companies out of the gate with its Apple-certified Wireless Charging Base when Apple debuted wireless charging for the 2017 iPhones a year ago, and then earlier this…

Electronic Arts and Maxis have released a new “Brilliant Backyards” update for The Sims FreePlay, adding support for Apple’s ARKit 2 to allow users to not only place their Sims in real-world settings, but also share real-time co-op building experiences…

A new report from TechCrunch reveals that a number of developers are taking advantage of Apple’s in-app subscription model to trick users into signing up for expensive recurring plans. While the apps in question aren’t always running blatantly afoul of…

Today in iLounge Deals, we’re offering the Gryphon Secure Router for only $209.99 — 16% off the regular price. Designed with your safety in mind, the Gryphon router helps keep malicious threats at bay with Intelligent Intrusion Detection that notifies you…

Although we’d like to imagine a world where the iPad is the only device you need to carry around, the reality is that a lot of busy professionals on the go still need to make room for notebooks, pens, other papers, business cards, and more. This is where…

Apple has released a fourth set of developer betas for iOS 12.1, tvOS 12.1, and watchOS 5.1, less than a week after the release of the third betas. The release notes on this new beta cycle continue to be sparse, with no notes or known issues, suggesting Apple…

Adobe officially announced its plans today to bring the full Photoshop CC experience to the iPad. The announcement confirms a report from the summer, which suggested that the new app would be unveiled at Adobe’s MAX conference in October, with the release…

Apple plans to donate 1000 Apple Watches to the Binge Eating Genetics INitiative (BEGIN), a new study being conducted by the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine on binge-eating disorders, according to CNBC. The study is intended to provide a…