''Intelligent Computing CHIP'' (IC CHIP) was a monthly
Information Technology
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...
magazine published by Network 18 Publishing Ltd (formerly Infomedia 18 Ltd.) since December 2003. It was the Indian edition of the German monthly ''
CHIP Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is a type of immunoprecipitation experimental technique used to investigate the interaction between proteins and DNA in the cell. It aims to determine whether specific proteins are associated with specific genomi ...
'', which is a registered trademark of
Vogel Burda Holding Inc. It was shut down in September 2013.
Jamshed Avari served as the Deputy Editor-in-chief of the magazine from January 2010 to June 2013. Sharon Khare served as Deputy Editor from July 2013 to September 2013.
About
''IC 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 (JDM) 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 (magazine), SKOAR!, Skoar and CTO Forum. The company has also organized ...
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. ''IC CHIP'' carried a free, dual layer DVD and a supplement called CHIP Insider every month. The DVD contained software, game demos,
Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, which ...
Distros and tools, and CHIP archives. It also carried a few videos such as
Tech Toyz videos and game trailers. Another supplement, CHIP Plus, was discontinued before the magazine shut down, was meant for beginners. It contained guides and tutorials on various IT-related topics.
On 22 October 2013, ''Chip'' subscribers received an e-mail regarding the discontinuation of ''IC CHIP''.
Download CHIP Asia
Download CHIP Asia was a community introduced in 2008.
chip.in/forums: Announcing public release of http://download.chip.asia
/ref> Download CHIP Asia, which was discontinued in 2012, enabled users of the CHIP website to download software, write reviews, and recommend software to be featured.
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External links
Official website of IC CHIP
Publisher of IC CHIP - Infomedia 18 Limited
Website of the German edition
1998 establishments in India
2013 disestablishments in India
Defunct computer magazines
Defunct magazines published in India
English-language magazines published in India
Computer magazines published in India
Monthly magazines published in India
Magazines established in 1998
Magazines disestablished in 2013