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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 & Online Deals

  • New! Refurb Apple MacBook Air Laptops: 12” 128GB SSD: $829 + free shipping
  • Refurbished Apple TV Media Receiver: $85 + free shipping

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Mac Software

  • New!  MacHeist 4 App Bundle for Mac: $589 -> $29
  • New! RapidWeaver 5 for Mac: $80 -> $49
  • New! TuneUp Lifetime License:$50 -> $24.95
  • New! Legal forms for designers and developers: $37 or less
  • Envato’s Print Designer Bundle: $500 -> $20
  • Good until October 31 - Changes for Mac by BitBQ, 20% off with coupon code MACSTORIES: $40 -> $32

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iBookstore, Audio and Video

  • “99 Most Essential Classical Pieces in Movies” MP3 Album downloads: $2

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Mac App Store

  • New! Tweetbot for Twitter 1.0
    Category: Social Networking
    Price: $19.99
  • New! Voila: Powerful screen capture & screen recorder for Mac 3.3
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $29.99 -> $4.99
  • New! Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.02
    Category: Games
    Price: $14.99 -> $7.99
  • New! Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • New! Grand Theft Auto 3 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • New! iTeleport: VNC 6.0.0
    Category: Utilities
    Price: $29.99 -> $9.99
  • Dynamite Jack Lite 1.0.22
    Category: Games
    Price: Free
  • CloudPlay 1.0
    Category: Music
    Price: $1.99
  • FoldingText 1.0
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $14.99

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iPhone Apps

  • New! Check the Weather 1.0
    Category: Weather
    Price: $2.99 -> $1.99 (review)
  • New! Meernotes 2.01
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • New! Lister: Shopping and To Do Lists 1.4
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $1.99 -> Free
  • New! TextGrabber + Translator 2.6
    Category: Business
    Price: $9.99 -> $.99
  • New! SYMPHONICA 1.0.0
    Category: Games
    Price: Free
  • New! Zombies 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99
  • Mirrorgram 1.0
    Category: Photography
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • The Heist 1.1
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • Flurry for Twitter 1.0.1
    Category: Social Networking
    Price: $4.99 -> $2.99
  • Fantastic Contraption 2 1.2
    Category: Games
    Price: $3.99 -> $.99
  • MoneyTron - Expense Tracker - 1.3.2
    Category: Finance
    Price: $1.99 -> Free
  • Ever2Drop - FileCrane for Evernote and Dropbox 1.2
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • World of Goo 1.4
    Category: Games
    Price: $2.99 -> $1.99
  • Quick Route 1.0
    Category: Navigation
    Price: $2.99
  • Pinbook for Pinboard 1.0
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $4.99

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iPad Apps

  • New! SYMPHONICA for iPad 1.0.0
    Category: Games
    Price: Free
  • New! The Tiny Bang Story HD 1.1
    Category: Games
    Price: $2.99 -> $.99
  • New! A Wonderland Story HD 1.0.1
    Category: Games
    Price: $2.99
  • New! Finger Tied 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99
  • New! Drawn: Trail of Shadows Collector’s Edition HD 1.0.0
    Category: Games
    Price: Free
  • Reiner Knizia’s Qin 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $4.99
  • Tyype HD - gesture based text editor with Dropbox support 2.5
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $2.99 -> Free

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Universal Apps

  • New! iTeleport: VNC & RDP 6.1.0
    Category: Utilities
    Price: $14.99 -> $4.99
  • New! Oh Hi! Octopi! 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: 99¢ -> Free
  • New! ORC: Vengeance 1.1
    Category: Games
    Price: $2.99 -> $.99
  • New! Dark Meadow 1.1.1
    Category: Games
    Price: $5.99 -> $2.99
  • New! Sonic Jump™ 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $1.99
  • New! Jumping Finn Turbo 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $1.99
  • New! Square Planet 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: Free
  • New! Vintique 1.6
    Category: Photography
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • New! Armed Beasts 1.1.1
    Category: Games
    Price: $1.99 -> Free
  • New! Mikey Shorts Halloween 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: Free
  • New! True Skate 1.0.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $1.99
  • New! Don’t Look Back 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: Free
  • New! Carmageddon 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $1.99
  • Bike Baron 2.3
    Category: Games
    Price: $1.99 -> $.99
  • Final Run 1.0.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $2.99 -> Free
  • AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! (Force = Mass x Acceleration) 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $2.99 -> $.99
  • The Bard’s Tale 1.6.2
    Category: Games
    Price: $4.99 -> $1.99
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