New iPod Touch, New Samsung Chromebook & Newsweek Ends Print Publication

New iPod Touch: The new iPod Touch, the 5^th generation model with a larger screen and a Retina Display, has started to ship. And today, Best Buy lists the device as being available to order, Apple lists it as available for pre-order with an expected delivery date of two weeks and Amazon also has it listed as available for pre-order. There has been some speculation with the tech news community that the initial batch of this new iPod may be somewhat small due to glass manufacturers in China struggling to keep up with the demand for display glass – so if you’re interested in buying a new 5^th generation iPod Touch for yourself or perhaps as a holiday gift you may want to order one now or wait until January.

New Samsung Chromebook: For those not familiar with Chromebooks they are a rather light weight type of laptop that requires an Internet connection to run and run on Google’s Chrome operating system. The new Samsung Google Chromebook costs just $249, has an 11.6” screen and weighs 2.5 pounds. Now this is a light weight type of laptop – you have to use the Google ecosystem with it so, for example, instead of using Microsoft Word for writing and Microsoft Outlook for email you’d be using Google Docs and Gmail. However, if what you need in your Wi-Fi equipped house is a laptop in the kitchen or upstairs in the den to use to quickly check email, check information found online or bring up a recipe – than this just might be the light weight lap top you need.

For more information on the new Samsung Chromebook check out the CNET article: Hands-on with the new Samsung Chromebook via the following link:

http://goo.gl/t2PPi

Newsweek Ends Print Publication: Newsweek, which has been around as a print publication since the nineteen thirties, will be ending its print publication at the end of this year. The advent of the digital reading age, via e-readers, e-books and web based articles has impacted the bottom line of the weekly news magazine making it untenable and unprofitable for the magazine to continue to offer a print edition. Digital subscriptions will continue to be available.

For more information check out the New York Times article Newsweek to Cease Print Publication at End of Year via the following link:

http://goo.gl/ueqmC

Have a great day!

Linda R.