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Judge Denise Cote has appointed an "External Compliance Monitor" to oversee and review Apple's internal antitrust compliance policies as stipulated in the injunction won by the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year. As reported by CNET, Judge Cote appointed former Assistant U.S. Attorney and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Bromwich, one of the two candidates proposed by the government. Bromwich has previous experience as a monitor for both a police department and the oil industry, noted CNET. According to the injunction, Apple is to be monitored for a period of at least two years. 

If you’re looking for a handily pocketable e-reader and wouldn’t feel dirty giving money to Apple, CNet points out that Apple is running a pretty good deal on refurbished 4th-generation (the model from two years ago) iPod Touch units. The 8 GB version is available for $129 shipped (it costs $199 new), the 32 GB [...]

I previously mentioned Barnes & Noble selling refurbished Nook Colors on eBay for $130, but it turns out that’s not the only great e-reader deal the site is offering. CNet notes that, today and tomorrow only, B&N is listing the new, not refurbished, Nook Simple Touch e-reader on eBay for $74.99 ($25 off the current [...]