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Reviews Round-up: Google polishes its Chrome

Video phones are making a comeback, we take a shine to Google Chrome, Nokia churns out another business phone in the form of the E52 and we are impressed by the speed and cost of a SAS storage appliance.

By Benny Har-Even, 25 Sep 2009 at 17:16

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Polycom VVX 1500

Video phones might seem like an 80s concept that never came good, but its true to say that it’s a technology that’s now come of age. Polycom is one of the biggest names in videoconferencing, and you can see why with this impressive video deskphone.

Google Chrome 3

Google’s Chrome impressed us with its speed when it first came out a year ago, and it’s already up to version 3. We find that, while it’s still fast as a cheetah, it’s still got a bit of growing up to do.

Nokia E52 smartphone

Nokia has been producing efficient business phones for some time, and the E52 does the job and with some style. But the Symbian OS is starting to show its age and it’s just a bit too slow for our liking.

Thecus N8800 SAS

Access to SAS technology has traditionally been beyond the reach of smaller businesses primarily due to cost. But guess what? It’s coming down in price, as this very well built, superbly fast, and reasonably affordable box from Thecus demonstrates.

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