You might have already heard this one before, but as anyone who closely follows happenings in the tech sector might expect, several companies are already working on their own tablet PC offerings with either the open-source mobile Android OS or a mobile-optimized version of Windows 7. Samsung is among those first expected to deliver such a mobile device, and their upcoming product has been identified in the past as the Samsung Galaxy Tab (pictured above). Today, Reuters has posted news further confirming this as part of Samsung’s future plans, mentioning that Samsung’s tablet PC will have a 7-inch display (compared to the iPad’s 9.7-inch screen). Near the end of its news post, Reuters also mentioned that LG Electronics will also deliver a tablet PC with Android OS, and that it will be released in the fourth quarter following Samsung’s third quarter release date for their tablet.

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Besides putting out netbooks like the recently reviewed Acer Aspire One D260, Acer is also hard at work on their upcoming Android-based tablet PCs. The Taiwan-based computer maker will offer Android-based tablet PCs that come in two different sizes (7-inches and 10-inches) by the fourth quarter of this year, and DigiTimes reports that Acer is already talking with mobile telecom carriers for cooperation to market the two models. The version of Android that will be pre-installed on these two tablet PCs will be Froyo (version 2.2) and they might be launched alongside Acer’s first e-book readers or around the same time frame anyway.

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After having their fill of the Alienware M11x R2 ultraportable gaming notebook, the gang at Laptop Mag next set their eyes on Acer’s stylish Aspire One D260 netbook. This model doesn’t offer much to distinguish it from the plethora of other netbook models out there: there’s an Atom processor onboard, integrated Intel graphics, a 250GB hard drive, 1GB/2GB of RAM and the standard 6-cell battery. But as far as the outer appearance is concerned, the Acer Aspire One D260 can definitely hold its own. This is basically the gist of Laptop Mag‘s Acer Aspire One D260 review, as part of their introduction for it includes the following gem: “The target audience for this netbook is users who care more about good looks than battery life, and whomever these people are, they will certainly get their wish” Sounds like a great gift for the tech-savvy missus, right? Well, find out for yourself by reading the full review linked to below.

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I find the endless barrage of new netbook models each week quite tiring. Don’t you? But such movement in the market of consumer electronics is to be expected, and I know that. That’s why I was quite impressed to realize that one of the very first netbooks to ever be released, the Acer Aspire One, is still available from local retailers nearly two years from its initial release date.

Acer released the Aspire One in July of 2008, and it has gone through several transformations since then. Now we have the Acer Aspire One D260, set to come to the Philippines during Q3 of this year (any time now) and no doubt there are several new iterations of it still headed our way. PC Corner is currently selling the Acer Aspire One for as low as 15,000 Pesos with a 6-cell battery and a licensed copy of Windows XP. It’s quite a deal, since I bought my own Acer Aspire One in August of 2008 for the same price but mine only had a 3-cell battery.

Mine still works, and even though many new netbooks are going to come my way, I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of using it for casual mobile computing. You can check out Review Heaven for additional details about the Acer Aspire One.