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#MacStoriesDeals - Thursday

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 & Other Great Deals

  • New! Refurbished Apple TV Media Receiver: $85 + free shipping
  • New! Subscribe to Pogoplug Family for $19.95, get a free Pogoplug
  • New! Apple iPad (Gen 1) 64GB WiFi + 3G: $350 + free shipping
  • New! Refurbished Apple iPad 2 16GB WiFi: $319 + free shipping
  • New! 40% Off at PUMA Online when you enter coupon code “PUMAFF612″ at checkout
  • MacBook Pro 2.3GHz 15” Retina w/ AppleCare: $2,321 + free shipping
  • Refurb MacBook Pro Roundup: From $929

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Mac Software

  • Extended! MacUpdate Bundle: $407 -> $49.99
  • New! Win a $10 iTunes Giftcard or 1 of 30 SpriteRight Promo codes: $3 or less
  • Roxio Toast 11 Titanium: $100 -> $50

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iBookstore, Audio and Video

  • 29 Albums for $3 each at Google Play: Tom Petty, Rihanna, more.
  • 100 Must-Have Movie Classics MP3 album downloads: $1
  • Cleaning Mona Lisa: $2.99 (review)
  • Paperless: $4.99 (review)
  • Stephen Hackett’s ‘Bartending: Memoirs of an Apple Genius’: $8.99 -> $4.99 (review)

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Mac App Store

  • New! Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP 1.0.0
    Device: Mac OS
    Category: Games
    Price: $7.99
  • New! LaunchMagic 4.0.2
    Device: Mac OS
    Category: Utilities
    Price: $19.99
  • New! The Incident 1.0.1
    Device: Mac OS
    Category: Games
    Price: $1.99 -> $.99
  • New! Tunes Cleaner 1.0.0
    Device: Mac OS
    Category: Music
    Price: $19.99 -> $3.99
  • Cubemen 1.0.6
    Device: Mac OS
    Category: Games
    Price: $3.99 -> $1.99
  • PhotoBrain 4.6
    Device: Mac OS
    Category: Photography
    Price: $14.99 -> $4.99
  • Marked 1.4
    Device: Mac OS
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $3.99 -> $1.99
  • Bento 4.0.7
    Device: Mac OS
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $49.99 -> $29.99
  • Brave 1.0
    Device: Mac OS
    Category: Games
    Price: $14.99
  • TextSoap 7.3
    Device: Mac OS
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $39.99 -> $29.99
  • DragonDrop 1.1.6
    Device: Mac OS
    Category: Utilities
    Price: $4.99 -> $1.99

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iOS Apps

  • New! Launch Center Pro 1.0.1
    Device: iPhone
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $4.99 -> $2.99
  • New! Nike+ Running 4.0
    Device: iOS iPhone
    Category: Healthcare & Fitness
    Price: $1.99 -> Free
  • New! LostWinds 1.0.2
    Device: iOS Universal
    Category: Games
    Price: $3.99 -> Free
  • New! Cardiograph 1.5
    Device: iOS Universal
    Category: Healthcare & Fitness
    Price: $1.99 -> Free
  • New! CarTunes Music Player 5.2
    Device: iOS iPhone
    Category: Music
    Price: $4.99 -> Free
  • New! Pinball Arcade 1.1.4
    Device: iOS Universal
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 2.2
    Device: iOS Universal
    Category: Games
    Price: $4.99 -> $2.99
  • LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 1.2
    Device: iOS Universal
    Category: Games
    Price: $4.99 -> $2.99
  • Cubemen 1.0.6
    Device: iOS iPad Only
    Category: Games
    Price: $3.99 -> $1.99
  • Timesquare 3.0.0
    Device: iOS iPhone
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • MyPad+ for Facebook, Twitter & Instagram 2.6.0
    Device: iOS iPhone
    Category: Social Networking
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • Favs 1.1
    Device: iOS iPhone
    Category: Social Networking
    Price: $2.99 -> $1.99
  • TabToolkit 2.0.2
    Device: iOS Universal
    Category: Music
    Price: $4.99 -> Free
  • Sparrow 1.3
    Device: iOS iPhone
    Category: Utilities
    Price: $2.99 -> $1.99
  • CaptureNotes 2 1.5
    Device: iOS iPad Only
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $4.99 -> $.99
  • Bento 4 for iPad 4.0.0
    Device: iPad
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $4.99
  • Instapaper 4.2.2
    Device: iOS Universal
    Category: News
    Price: $4.99 -> $2.99
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