9to5Toys Lunch Break: Apple Watch Series 1/2 from $200, iTunes $100 Gift Card $85, iPad mini 4 $100 off, more

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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

Apple Watch Series 1/2 now $70 off – priced from $200 shipped

iTunes $100 Gift Card for $85 with email delivery via PayPal and eBay

GameStop, Toys R Us, Jiffy Lube, Cabela’s and more gift cards up to 20% off

iPad mini 4 gets a $100 discount at Best Buy

AURA Camera Photo Editor for iOS now available for free (Reg. $4)

E3 2017:

Microsoft E3 2017: Xbox One X details, Forza 7 in full 4K, Assassin’s Creed Origins, more [Video]

  • EA E3 2017: Star Wars Battlefront II, Madden 18 story mode, Battlefield I DLC, more [Video]
  • Bethesda E3 2017: Wolfenstein 2, Dishonored, Evil Within 2, Skyrim Switch, more [Video]

9to5Rewards: Apple iPhone 7 Smart Battery Case [Giveaway]

MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:

Amazon Father’s Day Sale has Kindle E-readers up to 25% off, Echo discounts too!

NEW PRODUCTS & MORE:

Logitech’s new Doodle Mice sport fun and creative designs sure to standout

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 coming to PS4/Xbox One this summer

 

Nintendo Switch gets new Power Plate charging system, other accessories from Bionik

MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:

Sony DualShock PS4 controllers $40: gold, silver, camo, red, white, more

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Get Spigen’s super slim Kuel QS11 Magnetic Car iPhone Mount for $9.99

This week’s sponsor is Spigen and the company’s new Kuel QS11 Magnetic Car Phone Mount available now for a limited time for $9.99.

The new QS11 mount makes improvements to Spigen’s already popular line of car mounts by streamlining the design of the mount itself and adding a super strong magnetic attachment for the fastest possible mounting of your iPhone or other device in any vehicle.

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Comment: Apple needs to clamp down on App Store abuse hard and fast

A quite stunning story came to light over the weekend of a scam app charging people a staggering $400 per month through an in-app purchase disguised as a free trial – for an app that does nothing in the first place.

Taking advantage of App Store search ads to achieve visibility, the app claims to be a virus and malware scanner, and for anyone naive enough to install it presents a dialog box offering a ‘free trial’ that actually charges them $99.99 for a 7-day subscription …

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The early 10.5-inch iPad reviews are in, and the verdict is expensive but near perfect

It’s been a week since Apple announced the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro, and the early reviews are now in. While reviewers do express a few reservations along the way, the overwhelming tone is positive.

Phrases like ‘Apple pays off its future-of-computing promise’ and ‘the biggest step forward the category has made yet’ suggest that tech writers are finally taking seriously Apple’s claim that an iPad is for many a realistic replacement for a PC.

There is disagreement about just how far that claim stretches, and eyebrows raised over the all-in price of a device that makes little sense without a Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil, but those are the only real reservations found …

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