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#MacStoriesDeals - Friday

Easter is almost here and the deals are coming in! 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 & Amazon Deals

  • New! 1st-gen Apple iPad 16GB WiFi Tablet: $230 with coupon code iPad20
  • Refurbished OtterBox Defender Case w/ Holster for iPhone 4S: $10
  • Sphear - Bring Shape to your Music: $37 -> $20
  • Refurb iPhone 4S 16GB for $150 + free shipping, 32GB for $250, 64GB for $350
  • Refurbished Apple iPad 2 16GB WiFi: $349 + free shipping
  • Refurb Apple 15” MacBook i7 Quad 2.4GHz: $1,869 + free shipping
  • Studio Neat hardware: 20% off with coupon code 5by5

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Mac Software

  • New! RAGE: Campaign Edition: $39.99 -> $19.99
  • New! Solo. The most beautiful project management app: $50 or less
  • New! CleanGenius 3.0: $29.95 -> $14.95
  • New! Ruby on Rails with Michael Hartl: $129 -> $59
  • Amazon Mac game downloads: Up to 83% off
  • Postbox: $29.95 -> $19.95
  • The Creative Design Bundle: $1000 -> $49
  • Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta Mac: Free (preview)

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iBookstore, Audio and Video

  • Rock Among the Ruins: Pink Floyd Live in Pompeii (1972): Free
  • The Top 10 George Carlin Bits on YouTube: Free
  • Stanley Kubrick’s Very First Films: Three Short Documentaries: Free
  • James Joyce’s Ulysses: Free Audio Book
  • Orson Welles “War of the Worlds” MP3 download: Free
  • HARRY POTTER BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY: $7.99 - $57.54

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Mac App Store

  • New! The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (Games): $24.99 -> $14.99
  • New! FlatOut 2 (Games): $9.99 -> $4.99
  • New! Darkest of Days (Games): $24.99 -> $14.99
  • New! X3 Terran Conflict (Games): $19.99 -> $14.99
  • New! Snapheal (Photography): $14.99 -> $6.99
  • New! Raskin (Productivity): $24.99 -> $16.99
  • Mouseposé (Utilities): $16.99 -> $1.99
  • Spirits (Games): $9.99 -> $4.99
  • NotifyMe Desktop (Productivity): $9.99 -> $4.99
  • Duke Nukem Forever (Games): $29.99 -> $9.99
  • LEGO Star Wars Saga (Games): $29.99 -> $19.99
  • LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Games): $29.99 -> $19.99
  • LEGO Batman (Games): $24.99 -> $16.99
  • LEGO Indiana Jones 2 (Games): $29.99 -> $19.99
  • LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 (Games): $29.99 -> $19.99

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iPhone Apps

  • New! Audium - A Beautiful, Gesture Driven Music Player (Music): $1.99 -> Free (review)
  • New! Terminology Ph: $1.99 -> 99¢
  • New! Zombies, Run! (Healthcare & Fitness): $7.99 -> $3.99
  • New! Dragon’s Lair 2: Time Warp (Games): $2.99 -> $.99
  • New! Grabatron (Games): $.99 -> Free
  • Dead Space™ (Games): $6.99 -> $1.99
  • Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit (Games): $4.99 -> $1.99
  • Real Racing 2 (Games): $4.99 -> $1.99
  • BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY™ 2 (Games): $1.99 -> $.99
  • FIFA 11 by EA SPORTS™ (Games): $2.99 -> $1.99
  • FIFA SOCCER 12 by EA SPORTS (Games): $4.99 -> $1.99
  • MADDEN NFL 12 by EA SPORTS™ (Games): $4.99 -> $1.99
  • SHIFT 2 Unleashed (Games): $1.99 -> $.99
  • TinyVox • Infinite Tape Deck (Utilities): $.99 -> Free
  • TinyVox Pro (Social Networking): $4.99 -> $1.99
  • Pigeons (Social Networking): $.99 -> Free
  • HOMERUN BATTLE 3D (Games): $.99 -> Free
  • NotifyMe for iPhone (Productivity): $3.99 -> $1.99

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iPad Apps

  • New! The Early Edition 2 (News): $4.99 -> $.99
  • New! Dead Space™ for iPad (Games): $9.99 -> $2.99
  • New! Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 12 for iPad (Games): $4.99 -> $1.99
  • New! Grabatron (for iPad) (Games): $2.99 -> Free
  • New! Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit for iPad (Games): $9.99 -> $4.99
  • New! Max and the Magic Marker for iPad (Games): $2.99 -> $.99
  • New! BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY™ 2 for iPad (Games): $9.99 -> $2.99
  • New! NBA JAM by EA SPORTS™ for iPad (Games): $4.99 -> $2.99
  • Onyx (Utilities): $2.99 -> $1.99
  • FIFA SOCCER 12 by EA SPORTS for iPad (Games): $9.99 -> $2.99
  • Reckless Racing HD (Games): $4.99 -> $.99
  • Flight Control HD (Games): $4.99 -> $.99
  • Real Racing HD (Games): $4.99 -> $2.99
  • Real Racing 2 HD (Games): $6.99 -> $2.99
  • MADDEN NFL 12 by EA SPORTS™ For iPad (Games): $6.99 -> $4.99
  • SHIFT 2 Unleashed for iPad (Games): $4.99 -> $1.99

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Universal Apps

  • New! Blot (Games): $.99 -> Free
  • New! LostWinds (Games): $3.99 -> $.99
  • New! PhotoForge2 (Photography): $2.99 -> $.99
  • New! Smash Cops (Games): $2.99 -> $.99
  • New! LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Games): $4.99 -> $.99
  • New! Worms 2: Armageddon (Games): $4.99 -> $.99
  • MASS EFFECT™ INFILTRATOR (Games): $6.99 -> $4.99
  • Grooh (Games): $1.99 -> $.99
  • Awesome Calendar (Productivity): $1.99 -> $.99
  • Dungeon Crawlers (Games): $3.99 -> $.99
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