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CHIP India 
Categories Computer magazines Frequency Monthly First issue March 1998 Company Infomedia 18 Country India Language English Website Chip India Intelligent Computing CHIP is a monthly Information Technology magazine published by Infomedia 18 Ltd. since 2003. It is the Indian 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.
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About
CHIP was launched in India in March 1998.[1] [2] It was earlier published in India by Exicom India Ltd[3] from Jasubhai Digital Media under a licensing agreement with Vogel-Veriag of Germany. It touched a circulation of 120,000.[4] However, financial issues led to Jasubhai parting ways with Vogel, and launching their own magazine called Digit.[5]
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.
Download.CHIP.Asia
CHIP Download AsiaDownload.CHIP.Asia was a new initiative introduced on December 11, 2008.[6] 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.[7]
References
- ^ "CHIP India". Vogel Media International. Archived from the original on 10 April 2001. http://web.archive.org/web/20010410111506/http://www.vogel-media.com/publication.asp?co&1&chi&10&gr. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ "CHIP India. CHIP-Yesterday!". CHIP India. Archived from the original on 21 April 1999. http://web.archive.org/web/19990421171626/http://chip-india.com/chip-yesterday/index.htm. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ "Chip comes to India". Rediff India. 1 April 1998. http://www.rediff.com/computer/1998/apr/01chip.htm. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ rediff.com: CHIP set to go off stands from June
- ^ rediff.com: Interview with Maulik Jasubhai, CEO, Jasubhai Digital Media
- ^ chip.in/forums: Announcing public release of http://download.chip.asia
- ^ Download.Chip FAQ
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