Chip-India
Encyclopedia
Intelligent Computing CHIP is a monthly Information Technology
magazine published by Infomedia 18 Ltd. since 2003. It is the India
n edition of the popular German monthly CHIP. CHIP
is a registered trademark of Vogel Burda Holding Inc
, Germany
. Its current assistant editor (technical) is Jamshed Avari.
It was earlier published in India by Exicom India Ltd from Jasubhai Digital Media
under a licensing agreement with Vogel-Veriag
of Germany. It touched a circulation of 120,000. However, financial issues led to Jasubhai parting ways with Vogel, and launching their own magazine called Digit
.
Later, the magazine was licensed to Infomedia 18. The Magazine carries a free dual layer DVD
and a booklet called Chip Plus each month. The DVD contains software, game demos, Linux
Distros and tools and Chip archives. It also carries some videos such as Tech Toyz
videos and game trailers. Chip Plus is targeted towards beginners and contains guides and tutorials on various technology related matters. It takes a hands-on approach to explaining technology.
The community feel is enhanced by a points system, where various tasks such as acceptance of recommended software, writing reviews, replying to questions asked by other members etc. helps the members to earn points . The points can then be used to win prizes in competitions run by the site and also feature in the Expert List of the site.
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
magazine published by Infomedia 18 Ltd. since 2003. It is the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n edition of the popular German monthly CHIP. CHIP
CHIP (magazine)
CHIP is a computer and communications magazine published by the CHIP Holding in 15 countries of Europe and Asia...
is a registered trademark of Vogel Burda Holding Inc
Vogel Burda Group
CHIP Holding GmbH is a German-based publishing house owned by Hubert Burda Media. Its core activity is the publication of special-interest, country- and language-specific print and online media in the information and communication technology sector...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Its current assistant editor (technical) is Jamshed Avari.
About
CHIP was launched in India in March 1998.It was earlier published in India by Exicom India Ltd from Jasubhai Digital Media
Jasubhai Digital Media
Jasubhai Digital Media was a part of Jasubhai Group, Mumbai, India. 9.9 Media acquired it in December 2007. It is a publisher of several Technology magazines like Digit , Skoar and CTO Forum...
under a licensing agreement with Vogel-Veriag
Vogel Burda Group
CHIP Holding GmbH is a German-based publishing house owned by Hubert Burda Media. Its core activity is the publication of special-interest, country- and language-specific print and online media in the information and communication technology sector...
of Germany. It touched a circulation of 120,000. However, financial issues led to Jasubhai parting ways with Vogel, and launching their own magazine called Digit
Digit (magazine)
Digit is an Indian monthly technology magazine published by 9.9 Media. According to the Indian Readership Survey it has a circulation of about 1200 and a readership of over 1840. The same survey results suggest that it is the most read technology magazine in India, higher than even the combined...
.
Later, the magazine was licensed to Infomedia 18. The Magazine carries a free dual layer DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and a booklet called Chip Plus each month. The DVD contains software, game demos, Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
Distros and tools and Chip archives. It also carries some videos such as Tech Toyz
Tech Toyz
Tech Toyz is a weekly show on personal technology that airs on CNBC-TV18 and CNN-IBN. The show draws its content from Network 18's tech partners in the web and print verticals - , , AV MAX, , and...
videos and game trailers. Chip Plus is targeted towards beginners and contains guides and tutorials on various technology related matters. It takes a hands-on approach to explaining technology.
Download.CHIP.Asia
Download.CHIP.Asia was a new initiative introduced on December 11, 2008. Download. Chip brings a community feel, similar to one introduced in forums, to the downloads section. Users can contribute by registering with the site. Once registered, members can download software, write reviews, and also recommend software to be featured on the site.The community feel is enhanced by a points system, where various tasks such as acceptance of recommended software, writing reviews, replying to questions asked by other members etc. helps the members to earn points . The points can then be used to win prizes in competitions run by the site and also feature in the Expert List of the site.