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#MacStoriesDeals - Wednesday

Here are today’s @MacStoriesDeals on hardware, iOS, and Mac apps that are on sale for a limited time, so get them before they end!

Hardware & Online Deals

  • New! Open-Box Apple AirPort Extreme 802.11n Station: $139 + free shipping
  • Refurb Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 Dual 2.8GHz 17: $1,480
  • Refurb Apple MacBook Pro Laptops: Core i5 13”: $1,019 + free shipping

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Mac Software

  • New! Fall Mini-Bundle, 7 great apps: $62 -> $14.99
  • New! Learn to Code Bootcamp Bundle for Mac downloads: $99
  • New! Glyphocean Bundle. 1500 Vector Icons: $27 or less
  • The Awesome Design Bundle for Mac downloads: $39
  • MacKeeper 2-User 16-App Bundle for Mac downloads - $24
  • Preorder StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm for Mac, get beta access for free
  • The AppyFridays Bundle Offers Six Premium Mac Apps: $90 -> Free

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iBookstore, Audio and Video

  • New! The Smashing Books Bundle: $28 -> $14
  • New! Green Day ¡DOS! MP3 Album downloads: $5
  • New! Various Artists “Big Christmas Box” MP3 Album downloads: $1
  • Flogging Molly MP3 Albums each at Google Play - $3
  • Soundgarden “King Animal” MP3 Album downloads - $4
  • Watch Phish Play the Entirety of the Talking Heads’ Remain in Light (1996): Free

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Mac App Store

  • New! Thumbtack 1.1.2
    Category: Utilities
    Price: $1.99 -> $.99
  • New! FX Photo Studio HD 4.0
    Category: Photography
    Price: $2.99 -> $.99
  • New! Hammer 1.0.1
    Category: Developer Tools
    Price: $23.99
  • New! Shortcuts 1.4.1
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • Pixa 1.0
    Category: Graphics & Design
    Price: $24.99
  • Watermarker 1.0
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $7.99
  • Colorstrokes 2.1
    Category: Photography
    Price: $3.99 -> $1.99
  • TunesArt 1.6
    Category: Music
    Price: $6.99 -> $2.99
  • Sketcher 1.3
    Category: Photography
    Price: $14.99 -> $1.99
  • PDF Security 1.2.0
    Category: Business
    Price: $19.99 -> $1.99
  • PDF to PowerPoint Converter 2.2.0
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $14.99 -> $1.99
  • PDF to Word - PDF Converter 2.2.0
    Category: Business
    Price: $19.99 -> $1.99
  • PDF Converter Master 2.2.0
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $24.99 -> $4.99
  • PDF Creator Master 2.1.0
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $18.99 -> $1.99
  • Cream 1.0
    Category: News
    Price: $4.99 -> $1.99

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iPhone Apps

  • New! djay for iPhone 1.6.2
    Category: Music
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • New! Sleepwalker’s Journey 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99
  • New! Steve|Arcade 1.0.1
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • New! Over - add text to photos 1.1.1
    Category: Photography
    Price: $1.99 -> $.99
  • New! Bean – A Counting App from Small Planet Digital 1.0
    Category: Utilities
    Price: $.99
  • Stream for App.net 1.0
    Category: Social Networking
    Price: $3.99
  • Vycloud 1.0
    Category: Weather
    Price: $1.99 -> Free
  • MIGHTY MOUSE My Hero 2.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • Cappuccino - Google Reader Client 1.2
    Category: News
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • StatNut 1.0 (review)
    Category: Social Networking
    Price: $.99
  • Angry Birds Star Wars 1.0.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99
  • Tally - Quick Counter 1.0
    Category: Utilities
    Price: $.99

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iPad Apps

  • New! Camera+ for iPad 1.1
    Category: Photography
    Price: $2.99 -> $.99
  • New! Sleepwalker’s Journey HD 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $1.99
  • MIGHTY MOUSE My Hero HD 2.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $1.99 -> Free
  • Inspire Pro — Painting, Drawing & Sketching 1.3.1
    Category: Entertainment
    Price: $7.99 -> $.99
  • Pictureka! for iPad 1.3.5
    Category: Games
    Price: $4.99 -> $.99
  • Samplr 1.0
    Category: Music
    Price: $4.99

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Universal Apps

  • New! Skylanders Cloud Patrol 1.5.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • New! JotNot Scanner Pro: scan multipage documents to PDF 3.3.2
    Category: Business
    Price: $1.99 -> $.99
  • New! NightmareHD 1.0.1
    Category: Games
    Price: $3.99
  • Tinybee Dash 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: 99¢ -> Free
  • Breakout®: Boost+ 1.1
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • Global Front Infinity Warriors: Brothers Vision of War, Full Game 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $1.99
  • CloudClipboard 1.0
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $2.99

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