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#MacStoriesDeals - Friday

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! Refurbished Apple iMac Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz 24” Desktop: $530
  • Refurb Apple iMac Roundup: Core i3 Dual 22” for $929 + free shipping
  • Leather Flip Case for Apple iPad 2/3rd Gen iPad w/ $2 credit: $14 with coupon code ‘ipadconvertibles’
  • Griffin Threadless Cases for Apple iPhone / iPod touch: $10
  • Refurb iPhone 4S 16GB for $150 + free shipping, 32GB for $250, 64GB for $350

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Mac Software

  • New! MailShoot: $49.95 -> $24.95
  • New! Pixicons. Over 600 Handcrafted Icons in 7 sizes: $30 or less
  • New! MacKeeper: $1021 -> $24
  • iPad Programming Course: $99 -> $49
  • Portal 2 for Mac downloads for $7, Portal 1 & 2 for $8
  • The Graphic Design Studio Combo: $340 -> $69
  • iOS Games Workshop: $179 -> $79
  • iRest iPad Stand: $60 -> $40

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iBookstore, Audio and Video

  • O’Reilly’s Publishing with iBooks Author - An Introduction to Creating Ebooks for the iPad: Free
  • Stephen Hackett’s ‘Bartending: Memoirs of an Apple Genius’: $8.99 -> $4.99 (review)

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Mac App Store

  • New! Window Tidy (Utilities): $2.99 -> $1.99
  • New! Paper Monsters (Games): $2.99 -> $.99 
  • New! Finch (Productivity): $2.99 -> Free
  • New! Aptus (Developer Tools): $2.99 -> Free
  • Compartments (Productivity): $14.99 -> $5.99
  • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 (Photography): $149.99
  • Instalyrics (Music): $3.99 -> Free
  • Sparkle 2: EVO (Games): $2.99 -> $.99

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iPhone Apps

  • New! LaLa Lunchbox (Lifestyle): $1.99 -> $.99
  • New! InstaSync - download instagram photos (Photography): $1.99 -> Free
  • New! War Of Immortals (Games): $3.99 -> Free
  • iTranslate Voice: 99¢ intro (review)
  • Sugar Rush Pro (Games): $.99 -> Free
  • Braveheart (Games): $.99 -> Free
  • NowPlayer (Music): $1.99 -> $.99
  • TouchArcade: Free (review)

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iPad Apps

  • New! Braveheart HD (Games): $1.99 -> Free
  • New! Sparkle 2: EVO (Games): $1.99 -> $.99
  • Lume HD (Games): $2.99 -> $.99

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Universal Apps

  • New! TabToolkit (Music): $9.99 -> $4.99
  • New! Mech Guardian (Games): $1.99 -> Free
  • New! Swordigo (Games): $1.99 -> Free
  • New! Rhythm Studio (Music): $4.99 -> $.99
  • New! TomTom U.S.A. (Navigation): $49.99 -> $36.99
  • New! TomTom Canada & Alaska (Navigation): $49.99 -> $36.99
  • New! TomTom U.S. & Mexico (Navigation): $59.99 -> $44.99
  • New! Audubon Birds and Butterflies - A Field Guide to North American Birds and Butterflies (Reference): $7.99 -> $.99
  • eDrops Classic (Music): $.99 -> Free
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