Preview + Feedback [January 2011]

[echoplxx]

**New Year Issue**




WHO WANTS TO BE A BILLIONAIRE?
We begin the new year with a piece on how you could be a game changer, rather than a mere player. Although we're among the world's most exciting markets, yet, as Indians we haven't learned to truly exploit the advantages we have. Here's a look at what we need to do in order to have our own Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

Fast Track to Java

With its rapid rise and implementation, you can't avoid Java. Be it the web, rich multimedia applications, or applets, Java has enriched our lives. We have a compiled a handy guide to understanding this powerful tool and believe you would be able to grasp the finer details of Java once you are done reading this booklet.

Top apps of all time
Every one likes creating lists. Be it your top 50 movies of all time, top 20 books or even 100 all time greatest songs ever! Lists are fun! So we thought, well, why not come up with our own geeky best-of lists. In this cover feature we bring you the very best for everything. There’s 25 best software from the open source world, the top 25 developer tools and even the top 25 most useful web apps. The most fun lists however have got to be the top 50 Windows apps list and the 25 games to play before you die list. Read to find out more..

Web Awards 2010
Every year we celebrate the best of the web by awarding the deserving web sites our coveted Web Award. We cast our net wide this time and snared a huge haul of contenders for each of our 10 short listed categories.

World View
This time world view covers the best tech stories handpicked from across the Web. Here's a teaser of what's in store: 5 ways Android is better than Chrome OS- Cementing Chrome’s uselessness, Google has a much better mobile OS play: Android.
Ever since hard drives went mainstream in the late 1980s, computer owners have been able to count on one thing: their increasing capacity. So what's The Problem with Big Hard Drives?
World View shorts Future tech- Terminator vision for troops, 2011’s most anticipated gear, When computers go wrong + New product launches, Top 3 You Tube videos of the month, Don't forget to grind your brain against our crossword.

The Gender Bender
Why stop at mobile phones! Here's a look at technologies that women should be banned from using!

Bazaar
This time we reviewed
Canon EOS 60D - The Fence Straddler
Razer Lachesis - The Glam weapon
WD TV Live hub - New and improved WD TV experience
The latest Apple iPod Nano - Tinier, but not so touching
Philips' 46-inch LED TV with Ambilight - Great 46 inch performer
among several other products reviewed in Bazaar.

Don't miss our Tablet Test – The latest breed of handheld devices – tablets, have been glamourised by the iPad, and now everyone seems to want one. We give you the right prescription

Special features
Nuclear technology of the future – Thorium?
Gesture computing – possibilities of the future

Regular Features
Tips & Tricks LinkedIn, Foursquare, Gmail, Opera Mini
Mobile Watch: Samsung Nexus S, Sharp 3D cellphone and more...
Web Watch Chrome web store, Google Wave and more...
Consumer Protection Know your rights as a consumer

On the DVD
Alpha
MIT Courseware - Multicore Programming Primer - 9 Video lectures + 6 Recitations + Lecture notes
Karoshi Games Special – Series of 13 highly addictive games by Jesse Venbrux + CS weapon pack
Distro of the month – Debian 5
Kids Special – Series of educational software, games, movie trailers and animations

Omega
Adobe Master Suite 5 Trial
Top apps of all time – Windows, Linux, Symbian, Windows Mobile
Quick Heal Antivirus 2011 – Two months subscription exclusive to Digit readers
Gaming – Full MMORPG Game – GunZ: The Duel
Digit TV - A head on video comparison between some of the hottest tablets available in the markets right now


For list of full DVD contents click here

[azaad_shri75]

booked yesterday itself,

however I don't understand why debian 5, when 6 will release shortly, and libre office which is still in rc status..............

[sougatanandy]

Price pls.

[dreatica]

subscription expired in December, didn't renew and I guess I made the right decision. Sorry but issue not worth it.

[azaad_shri75]

Originally Posted by sougatanandy

Price pls.

its a regular 150/- issue.......

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Sorry but nothing looks attractive except FT to Java.

[Hsakarp_kahtap]

this time , i am gonna skip this issue ,last issue the frameboxx movies were is very low quality .Got a BB 2mbps i will download Master collection at home.

[honeykr]

think they need to improve their page quality.
They run in newspaper prints? yikes

[echoplxx]

Originally Posted by azaad_shri75

booked yesterday itself,

however I don't understand why debian 5, when 6 will release shortly, and libre office which is still in rc status..............

Debian 6 release will be announced shortly, 5 is the latest Debian version and LibreOffice is for Linux as part of the Top apps of all time for Linux

Originally Posted by Prakash29617

this time , i am gonna skip this issue ,last issue the frameboxx movies were is very low quality .Got a BB 2mbps i will download Master collection at home.

Hey Prakash, there are more than 30 Animations, HD Game and Movie trailers in this months DVDs, check them out..

[ravindarjobs]

Originally Posted by krishnandu.sarkar

Sorry but nothing looks attractive except FT to Java.

Yes i too dint like the content much. But lets see once we receive the magazine if we can find some thing else good.

[dreatica]

Originally Posted by Prakash29617

this time , i am gonna skip this issue ,last issue the frameboxx movies were is very low quality .Got a BB 2mbps i will download Master collection at home.

exactly same here wow !! btw: checking the magazine contents at newsstand and will decide to buy or not. I don't want to ditch digit

[ravindarjobs]

Originally Posted by echoplxx

**New Year Issue**




WHO WANTS TO BE A BILLIONAIRE?
We begin the new year with a piece on how you could be a game changer, rather than a mere player. Although we're among the world's most exciting markets, yet, as Indians we haven't learned to truly exploit the advantages we have. Here's a look at what we need to do in order to have our own Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

keeping aside what you have given us in the above topic in this issue, but i would say DIGIT is the real BILLIONAIRE, often raising prices, luring, and dissatisfying us with Worst offers for example Training coupons.

[Saptashwa]

Ain't sure if I want to buy it or not. What's your take? I had bought the December issue. It was my 1st digit.

[Admirer Of Digit]

no usb 3.0 external hard disk review????? very sad!!!

[ravindarjobs]

Originally Posted by Admirer Of Digit

no usb 3.0 external hard disk review????? very sad!!!

Not all the reviews can be included in a single issue.
They might review it in another coming issue.
Hold on till then. Lets see...

[nashpd]

Dear readers,

We always look forward to hearing from you. Please do write in to us with your opinions on the "best of all apps" and "web awards" sections!

[mayur gaikwad]

Thanks for best apps for Developer. Some of them were unknown to me.Also thanks for Review on ASSASSIN'S CREED BROTHERHOOD

[suyash_123]

WTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In my DVD , I was watching Digit Tv and after 5.20 mins the sound is gone....

No audio but video still goes on.

Just after they reviewd Samsung galaxy tab , when they move to dell strek . sound is off.

please Check u same issue in ur copy or not

and Digit please post the video so i can see it.

[lywyre]

Haven't bought Digit for years now, but I am going to this month, just as a trial. If its good, may be I shall buy again.

[ravindarjobs]

Originally Posted by lywyre

Haven't bought Digit for years now, but I am going to this month, just as a trial. If its good, may be I shall buy again.

You might not find much great content even in this issue also. But just go through the "preview Issue" or else view it at Here.

[lywyre]

Originally Posted by ravindarjobs

You might not find much great content even in this issue also. But just go through the "preview Issue" or else view it at Here.

Well, thats the reason I stopped buying digit in the first place. Just eager or curious to see how much digit has changed, at least by design, leave alone content. I know there are more specifications in the ads than in the mag, but I don't mind spending Rs. 150/- once a while (not every month) for ol' times sake .

[echoplxx]

It has come to our notice that a lot of the DVDs have some problem with the Digit TV Tablet comparison video. Click here to view the complete video on You Tube.

[hdsk.23]

yeah digit tv file has audio problem.

[rahul_c]

I like it, but this one was neutral issue. MIT lectures are awesome do keep on providing them and also the cartoons(Popye and Superman) in kids section they were entertaining ahhh... old memories. Thanks for providing Adobe CS5!
Change the DVD interface and make sure it supports wide screens and linux os and please don't make it similar(it looks boring) to windows interface make something of your own.
Keep up the good work guys, I have became regular reader of Digit again from now earlier I switched to other magazine but seeing how you guys have improved drastically in December issue(read DIGIT after 2 years) it made me to switch to Digit again.

[ravindarjobs]

Originally Posted by rahul_c

earlier I switched to other magazine but seeing how you guys have improved drastically in December issue(read DIGIT after 2 years) it made me to switch to Digit again.

you read digit after 2 years. That is why you found it some what good. ha ha ha ...
if you have read digit continuously, then you would have come to know what the readers are complaining now and then.

[echoplxx]

Originally Posted by rahul_c

I like it, but this one was neutral issue. MIT lectures are awesome do keep on providing them and also the cartoons(Popye and Superman) in kids section they were entertaining ahhh... old memories. Thanks for providing Adobe CS5!
Change the DVD interface and make sure it supports wide screens and linux os and please don't make it similar(it looks boring) to windows interface make something of your own.
Keep up the good work guys, I have became regular reader of Digit again from now earlier I switched to other magazine but seeing how you guys have improved drastically in December issue(read DIGIT after 2 years) it made me to switch to Digit again.

Hi Rahul, Thanks for the feedback, glad you liked the DVD contents. Its always good to have an old reader back. We are working to change the DVD interface to a fresh new look. So look out for that in the upcoming issues.

[surendiran]

Can't able to download the full software list.

[echoplxx]

Originally Posted by surendiran

Can't able to download the full software list.

The link works fine, try downloading the .xls file again

[azaad_shri75]

just received the mag, not in good condition............. some what torn,
and packing was cut and re-taped with packing tape..............

[rahul_c]

Originally Posted by ravindarjobs

you read digit after 2 years. That is why you found it some what good. ha ha ha ...
if you have read digit continuously, then you would have come to know what the readers are complaining now and then.

Maybe but its still at par with competition and I have no regrets switching to Digit.

Originally Posted by echoplxx

Hi Rahul, Thanks for the feedback, glad you liked the DVD contents. Its always good to have an old reader back. We are working to change the DVD interface to a fresh new look. So look out for that in the upcoming issues.

It's good to know team digit actually listen to our feedback.