Chromebook News and Chromebook Forum

Acer has made the release of its Chromebook official. The Acer AC700 Chromebook Wifi-only model will start shipping "this month". Considering this news is coming out today, June 27th, that would mean the Acer will ship in the next couple of days. If the Acer Chromebook actually ships in July, this would corroborate the "mid-July" shipping time frame that is currently displayed on the Acer Chromebook product page at Amazon.com.

If you want the 3G versions of the Acer, it's scheduled to become available, "this summer". Considering we are already in the "summer" season , your guess is as good as ours as to when the 3G model will be available.

Acer finally has their Chromebook up on their website. Interestingly enough, when you attempt to download an image from the Acer AC700 Chromebook image gallery, the image file names contain "cromia" in them. If you remember, Amazon briefly listed the Acer as the "Acer Cromia AC761 Chromebook". At least now we know the name changes weren't on Amazon.

Are you going to order the Acer AC700 Chromebook Wifi version? Are you going to wait for the 3G version to be released? Chat about it in the Acer Chromebook Forum.

Information Week is reporting that Google is happy with Chromebook sales so far. While Google has yet to publish official sales numbers, according to Information Week, Google insists that "sales look good and there's corporate interest." A Google spokesperson said the following in an email:

Considering that only one of the four Samsung models were available at launch and none of the Acer Chromebooks were available, one might have thought that initial sales would be sluggish. Do you have any thoughts on how many Chromebooks were sold at launch? Join the discussion in the Chromebook Forum.

One of the main criticisms of Chromebooks is the need to be online to use access applications and data. It was previously reported that Chromebooks would ship with offline versions of Google Docs but that did not occur. However, an update on offline versions of Google Docs was provide by Google Docs product manager, Jeff Harris, on a thread at Reddit. When asked when offline versions of Google Docs would be available, Harris responded,

Let us hope to see an official roll out date announced soon.

As we previously report, the Acer Chromebook was delayed and did not ship on the official Chromebook launch date of June 15th. Now, the Amazon.com product page for the Acer Chromebook reveals and estimated shipping time frame of mid-July. This could mean that the Acer AC700 Chromebook could start to ship in about three weeks.

Note that you don't have to wait to order the Acer Chromebook. Amazon.com is already taking preorders. To buy an Acer Chromebook, click through the links below:

• Acer AC700 Chromebook Wi-Fi (Black): $349.99
• Acer AC700 Chromebook 3G (Black): $449.99

Members of the Google Group Chromebook Central discovered the existence of a Netflix plugin for Chromebooks. It was found on the dev channel for the Samsung Chromebook. According to Chromebook Central members, the plugin isn't working yet. However, this discovery is good news for those that were patiently waiting for the ability to watch Netflix on their beloved Chromebooks. Hopefully the plugin will be made available soon. Join the discussion in the Chromebook Forum.

TechGuruBlog.com is proud to announce its very own mobile app! The Chromebook User App for Android is now available for your Android smartphone or tablet. You can find it at the Android Market website, or you can find it on your Android device by searching the Market for "chromebook".

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Update: The Chromebook User App for iPhone is coming soon! Stay tuned!

Finally! The first Chromebook appears ready for ordering. You can now order the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook in Arctic White from Amazon.com. The Titan Silver model is still listed as a Pre-order item. Faith would have it that I originally pre-order the silver model. I just canceled that order and submitted a new order for the White Sammy 3G. At least the price didn't go up.

Ready to order a Samsung Chromebook for your self? Get one now!!!

See the complete press release at PR Newswire.