Thanks to tipster, Quodo, we have some info about the ECS G10 netbook in retail form. Airis, who have other netbooks on the market, are branding this one an selling it through The Phone House for 499 Euros. It sounds a lot but you’re getting a 6-cell battery and an integrated 3G module which is why I’ve been following the news on it. Its also quite a stylish number so if The Phone House apply the standard 3G data contract discounts that we see on other devices, this should be a 299 Euro + 30 per month purchase. Well find put for sure in a few weeks when it goes on sale.

 
Specification and more news links in the database.

Source: Clubic.com (French)

As expected, The Phone House, France, has put the Airis Kira into their catalogue and is expecting it to be available in Mid May. The Airis Kira is a 350-Euro, VIA-based device that uses a 1 Ghz VIA C7-M, includes 1GB of RAM and a 40GB drive. Its said to have 4.5 hours of battery life too which means it probably gets shipped with a double-capacity battery. Apart from the 1Ghz CPU, the specs echo almost exactly, the Packard Bell XS20 but the price is around 150 Euros cheaper. Its only 50 Euros more expensive than the Eee PC. 50 Euros isn’t a bad price to pay for Windows, 40Gb of storage and 512MB of RAM but at 1Ghz, the VIA C7 isn’t going to keep many people happy for long. This is definitely one to take a closer look at if you’re looking for a browser-only device and are in the vicinity of a ‘Phone House’ Keep an eye out for it in other countries too because they might have struck an EU-wide deal. Image after the break.

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