Info Exame

Infobox Magazine
title = Info Exame
company = Editora Abril
editors = Carlos Machado
frequency = monthly
circulation = nearly 200,000
category = technoly magazine
country = Brazil
language = Portuguese
website = http://info.abril.com.br
firstdate =

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.

Main Topics

*Zap!: fast news;
**"Mashup": about last-generation products;
**"360^o": 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.

Info Laboratory

Is a special magazine's team destinated to test the last-generation products bought by the magazine before their market release.

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. Fortunately, this level has never been reached before.

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.

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.

External links

* [http://info.abril.com.br Info Exame's Official Website]
* [http://www.abril.com.br Editora Abril's Official Website]