Info Exame
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| Info Exame | |
|---|---|
| Categories | technoly magazine |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Circulation | nearly 200,000 |
| First issue | |
| Company | Editora Abril |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Website | http://info.abril.com.br |
Info Exame is a high-popular Brazilian technology magazine. Its name was Exame Informática formerly, a reference to its creation as the technology supplement for Exame, a business magazine. It is popular with technology non-experts because of its simple language explaining the software's vocabulary.
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[edit] Main Topics
- Zap!: fast news;
- Mashup: about last-generation products;
- 360o: an analysis about one high-technological product, usually with high cost in Brazilian market;
- Bugs S.A.: news about bugs (sofwares problems);
- Data Info: charts and numerical information;
- Columnists: usually three columnists talk about any technological subject;
- IT (Industrial Technology): this topic contains the main reportings of the magazine;
- Zoom: a better look about the month's latest technological novelty;
- CIO (Chief Information Officer) of the Month: homage for some person who detached itself in technology companies;
- Career: about IT jobs;
- New Enterprises: about new rising business;
- Software: new software in the market;
- Little Companies: about interesting little and rising enterprises. The company [[Google] was part of this topic in 1999, when it was a little search company;
- Personal Technology: technologies for domestic use;
- Tech Dreams: expensive and high-technological products that are the "comsumer's dreams";
- Solutions: explains how to solve common problems in computers, software and etc.;
- Office: usually explains how to organize your own office or to choose the best office software for a company;
- Internet: problems with the Internet connection;
- Arquive 10: explains how to use advanced tools of popular programs, like Photoshop or Illustrator;
- Info 2.0: fast reviews about common products, usually not to expensive for Brazilian consumers;
- Web: software and gadgets for your company's website;
- PC & Company: about desktops, laptops and palmtops and its extensions (audio phone, pen drive...);
- Talking About "Micros": an extended article from PC & Company;
- Hardware S.A.: about unusual products, usually for industrial use;
- Radar: short and low-detailed reviews for different products;
- Final Clique: a comedy page about hilarious bugs and products.
[edit] Info Laboratory
Is a special magazine's team destinated to test the last-generation products bought by the magazine before their market release.
[edit] Grade System
It is a system used by the laboratory's team to classify the products reviewed. This grade system was announced in 2002 and it's the official grade system until nowadays:
- "IMPECCABLE" (10): it's the highest level possible, but it has never been reached by any product in the magazine's history;
- "Excellent" (9 - 9.9);
- "Very Good" (8 - 8.9);
- "Good" (7 - 7.9);
- "Intermediate" (6 - 6.9);
- "Regular" (5 - 5.9);
- "Weak" (4 - 4.9);
- "Very Weak" (3 - 3.9);
- "Terrible" (2 - 2.9);
- "Bomb" (1 - 1.9);
- "JUNK" (0): it's the worst level that any product can reach. Fortunatly, this level has never been reached before.
[edit] Yearly Review
On December of every year the magazine makes a special edition with 30 pages or more only with reviews about the products that will be released in the following year.
[edit] Historical Products
Here is a list of the wordly best-selling products that passed through Info Laboratory before getting huge fame:
- Palm III: the first palmtop to sell more than 3 million of units, it was fifth creation from Palm, Inc;
- iMac: the most powerful and well-succeeded computer's line from Apple Inc;
- Treo 600: it was the first generation of the Treo smartphone's line. It was created by "Palm, Inc";
- BlackBerry: the most popular smartphone in the world got a good general review (7.5/10), but failed in the graphics review (4/10) because of his low-resolution;
- iPod: it was the first generation of the iPod's Classic Line, with only 5GB;
- iPod Touch: the iPod's last generation reached third best review of the magazine ("VERY GOOD") in the general review (8.5/10);
- iPhone: Apple's mobile-phone reached the same level ("VERY GOOD") of its "iPod brother", the iPod Touch, with the grade 8/10.
