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#MacStoriesDeals - Wednesday

If you missed our Mountain Lion coverage, be sure to check it out. 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 Mac mini Intel Desktop: $519 + free shipping
  • Refurb Apple MacBook Air Laptops: 12” 64GB SSD: $749 + free shipping

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Mac Software

  • New! Symbolicons Bundles: 985 icons for $65, Line (NEW) or Block Set: $35, Weather Set: $5, Veggie Set: $5
  • New! CrashPlan+ Unlimited Backup 20% off: $49.99 -> $39.99
  • New! Beamer: $15 -> $9.99
  • New! Home Inventory: $15 -> $11.24
  • Postbox 3.0: Full version -$10, Upgrade - $5
  • 20% off Sticky Notifications with coupon link: $3 -> $2.40

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iBookstore, Audio and Video

  • MacStories Features: OS X Mountain Lion: $6.99 (30% of proceeds go to the American Cancer Society)

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Mac App Store

  • New! ColorStrokes 2.0
    Category: Photography
    Price: $2.99 -> $.99
  • New! TouchDraw 1.0
    Category: Graphics & Design
    Price: $19.99
  • CleanGenius Pro 4.0.1
    Category: Utilities
    Price: $9.99 -> $1.99
  • Armadillo Audio Notes 1.1
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $9.99 -> $1.99

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iPhone Apps

  • New! Timer : 1.0
    Category: Lifestyle
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • Across Age ™ DX 1.6.7
    Category: Games
    Price: $3.99 -> $.99
  • Billy the Painter 1.0.1
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • Lost Cities 1.01
    Category: Games
    Price: $3.99
  • Ecoute 1.0
    Category: Music
    Price: $2.99 (review)

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iPad Apps

  • New! Final Draft Writer 1.0
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $29.99
  • Billy the Painter HD 1.0.1
    Category: Games
    Price: $1.99 -> Free
  • Across Age ™ HD 1.6.3
    Category: Games
    Price: $4.99 -> $.99
  • The World Ends with You: Solo Remix for iPad 1.0.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $19.99
  • Drafts for iPad 1.0
    Category: Productivity
    Price: $2.99 (review)

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Universal Apps

  • New! Robbery Bob™ 1.2
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99 -> Free
  • N.O.V.A. 3 - Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance 1.0.1
    Category: Games
    Price: $6.99 -> $.99
  • McPixel 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $1.99
  • Galaxy on Fire 2™ HD 1.0.9
    Category: Games
    Price: $9.99 -> $.99
  • Mikey Shorts 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99
  • Eternity Warriors 2 1.0.0
    Category: Games
    Price: Free
  • The Curse 1.0.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99
  • One Epic Knight 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: Free
  • One Tap Hero™ 1.0
    Category: Games
    Price: $.99
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