15 years of tech, brought to you in 15 great feature stories. Including: 15 top GPUs | 15 most underrated names in tech | 15 unheard of apps every phone should have | 15 women who dominate the tech industry | 15 jobs robots will take away in 15 years | 15 must have Chrome extensions… and much, much more

Digit Anniversary Special: Celebrating Geekdom: Are you a geek? What makes you a geek? Are nerds and geeks different? These and some more questions have been answered in this month’s cover story. We also explore all the geeky stories we’ve written in the past 16 years along with the best geeky products and services around. One thing’s for sure, you’re going to come across the word “geek” way too much and if you think you’re a geek, this is the issue for you.

Nothing is perfect, including the tech that you deal with everyday. Every single gadget and piece of technology around you can be tweaked and tuned to suit your needs, to make it unique or simply to get more out of it. So this time, we show you how to customise every aspect of your tech life. Go ahead, Make It Your Own.

Artificial Intelligence has finally surpassed the best humanity has to offer. Do we stand a chance? Turns out that we do. We explore all the advancements we’ve accomplished so far in this month’s cover story. AI integrated into robots can be a wonderful or even a deadly combination if done wrong. 

The MEME Issue:
We try to scrutinise the viral phenomenon, for the sake of mankind, that has taken all over the world – MEMES!
What does it all meme?: Right since the term was coined by Richard Dawkins in his book – The Selfish Gene, it has evolved into something of unimaginable proportions. We try to explain.
The universal tool: What we see as inane humour probably holds the blueprint to the future. There is indeed something deeper and more organic underlying the entire meme culture.
Life as a meme: Becoming a meme has its own consequences. A quick look into how turning into a meme affected people’s lives.

Geeks do it better... Or do they?
We take an indepth look at how love, sex and social interaction will change because of technology, for the better or worse
The math of a match: How good is technology at making matches? Can a machine really find you true love? Can love at first swipe ever work? We investigate.
How technology killed romance: Tech has reduced attention spans, has left us spoilt for choice, raised our expectations from love and made us fickle. Can we counter it?
Love machines: Can robots ever come close to the real thing? Ethical questions aside, how will this change humanity as a whole?
Naughty gadgets: Raunchy tech that will appeal to the adventurous geek

17 concepts for 2017.

Take a peek into our future by looking at cutting edge tech that will take off this year across the following sectors.

Transport, Automation and robotics Augmented and Virtual Reality.

Storage, Computing Batteries and much more…


Collector’s edition - Zero1 award and much more…
If you want the best gadgets money can buy, you can’t go wrong with a Zero1 winner. Find out who this year’s winners are in categories such as :
Smartphones: Flagships, High-end, Mid-range, Budgets and Best Camera 
Laptops: Gaming, Mainstream, Hybrid, etc. 
Displays: Gaming monitors, 4K UHD and Smart TVs
CPU, SSD, Routers, Mini-PCs, Cabinets, Wearables, DSLRs and more

WAR? WHAT IT IS GOOD FOR? - Absolutely nothing! Still, let’s just be prepared to deal with one anyway.

HOW TO SURVIVE A NUCLEAR ATTACK?When you see that mushroom cloud go up on the horizon, you’re surely a goner right? Not necessarily. Turns out there are things you can do to survive.
INDIA VS PAK - THE FINAL SHOWDOWN:If things go out of control, who wins?
CYBER WARFARE - DOING YOUR BIT: Everyone’s a soldier in the digital war.
FUTURE WEAPONS: From armies of intelligent swarmbots to hypersonic guns, to potent cyber strikes!


Become God! 
Believe it or not, data is the new currency of the 21st century. If you own data, you can own everything. Find out how data is influencing our lives and learn how to mine it to your advantage. If you play your cards right, you can play god with current gen technology at your disposal.
Detective Data: The long arm of the law just got a little longer thanks to Big Data. But are you willing to let go of your privacy to be safer?
Data = Deity: Data is becoming the new religion. The day isn’t far before we start worshipping digital deities.
Decision, Decision, Decision: What if you never had to take another leap of faith? Data about anything and everything since time immemorial is at your disposal and here’s how you can put it to use.

Become a Hacker! … and beat them at their own game. 

ButTorrent: Everything you need to know about file sharing, spoofing IPs, finding mirrors of websites, and bypassing ISP restrictions
Outsmarting sys-admins: System admins are sometimes over zealous in restricting your online freedom. To get your work done, you need to break those shackles.

How to be invisible online: Hide your trail online, so that you’re virtually untraceable with the help of hardware and software services
 The darwin awards: We list down several hacks that you should definitely try on noobs to teach them the basics of securing themselves
When geeks hack: Look at what happens when geeks decide to bend the rules on their way to glory. They get caught of course, but it’s a fun lesson for us all! 


Celebrating Indian Tech - Highlighting the developments and contributions in the Indian Tech space, whether it’s startups, engineering wonders or historical achievements of Indian legends, we tell you everything you need to know about Indian Tech! 


Back to School - As vacations come to an end and it’s time to head back to the classroom, here’s a tech guide to conquer the academic year!

We need to talk - The next time you feel lonely, you might find that talking to a machine is not such a bad idea after all, be it your smartphone, PC or even your entire home!

SKOAR! (Now inside Digit) - Dive into the Indian cosplaying scene, plus all the highlights from E3 2016 and much more

The Perfect Race! 
Genetics has always been about random mutations but not anymore, this might, for the very first time, be done on purpose. Say hello to the next iteration in human evolution – genetically engineered human beings. We also take a look at how this complicated branch of science has been depicted in popular fiction.


To troll or not to troll, that is the question. People have been writing about this creature called the internet troll for some time now, mostly unfavourably, likening them to terrible mutations that we hope will die out. Should they?

Mountains of money buy a lot of things, so we’ve gone on to find ways of getting the same things without spending as much. We re-define ‘kanjoosi’ with this juicy issue. Manage your money better than your CA, save money better than a thoroughbred miser and get the low down on the most prudent tech purchases you can make. 

The battle to keep the Internet free is raging on. For better or worse, this guy’s at the centre of it all. We analyse both sides like you've never seen before.

Will Zuckerberg and Free Basics kill the internet?

Will Free Basics provide much needed connectivity to the deprived masses?

We argue both sides while recapping the basics of the net neutrality debate.

Reviews - Apple iPad Pro, Brainwavz Delta, Canon PowerShot G9X and many latest gadgets reviewed...

Tips and tricks: Third party keyboard app and what you can do with them. Plus security tips for your Android, iOS and Windows device

Workshop: Prevent Google Dorking! Don’t know what it is? Perfect. You need to read this workshop. Now.

Special features:
Everything you need to know about the new 9th planet in our solar system

The origins of music streaming

Everything you need to know about 5G cellular networks

Guide to going paperless

Will eCommerce websites start adopting Bitcoin in India?


Technologies that will shake up the world, make billionaires and disrupt life as never before.
Disrupt-ed: We take a look at some of the most disruptive technologies of the past that have shaped the world into its current form.
Disrupt the Future: In a similar vein, we then take a look at possible areas for disruptive technology which will give rise to the next generation of billionaires.
Reviews - Sony Cybershot RX100 IV, YU Yutopia, ZOTAC Premium Edition SSD, Lenovo Vibe P1, ASUS ZenPad 7.0, ECS Claymore and more...
Tips and tricks - Wolfram Alpha, OS X El Capitan 10.11, Windows 10 Built-in Mail app

Digit - Collector’s edition - Zero1 award and much more...
It’s that time of the year when gadgets battle it out for performance supremacy in our Zero1 Awards. In this Collector’s Edition special issue we celebrate the year’s best products in several categories such as best Android smartphone of the year, best Camera, best mid-ranged tablet, best gaming monitor, best bluetooth speaker and more! Who will win the coveted Zero1 Award in each of these categories?

It’s easy to look at smartphone specifications and dispense sage-like advice. But does anyone ever consider quantifying parameters like resale value, accessory support, depreciation, availability, software update frequency, repair cost, and more? In this comprehensive ultimate smartphone buying guide we do just that.

But wait, there’s more: Of course this season’s festive shopping is going to be more than just phones. We give you detailed guides on how to go about buying TVs, Cameras and Accessories this festive season – along with specific product recommendations, too.
Deal hunting: Apart from the festivities, if there’s one thing we like most during Diwali, it’s snagging those super awesome deals, discounts, and offers. We tell you the tricks of the trade on how to sniff out a truly great deal both online and offline. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Other highlights: 

REVIEWS: Apple iPhone 6S, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, Samsung SUHDTV, MSI GTX 950 Gaming 2G, Sapphire Nitro R7 370, LG Watch Urbane
WORKSHOP: Get the most out of Facebook Messenger with these hidden hacks
SPECIAL FEATURES: Water on Mars | Ultimate smartphone of 2016 | Imagining the future 

DEVWORX: A brief look at ECMAScript 6

Quite a few eminent sact scientists have come out in support of banning the creation of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Robots. Are their fears justified?
The state of robotics: Do we have the tech necessary to create terminator? You’d be surprised by the answer.
Sentience and singularity: How close are we to creating AI? Will an entity of pure logic see sense in our continues existence?
Machine learning: Machines learn things differently from the way we do. But can machines learn to and behave like humans?
The roadmap of destruction: Milestones that in retrospect should’ve raised flags. Many, many red flags.


We talk to prominent women in tech and discuss why we need more geeky girls in this world, whether technology is gender-neutral and also cover unbelievable tech invented by women.

Digit is India's most read technology magazine. It covers the latest technology trends, product and services that are of interest to the techies in India. Popular sections like Bazaar, DroolMal, Tried & Tested, Community etc. offer an insider's view of the relevant technology products and services, advising the reader what to buy and how to make the most out of technology they own.

Digit is India's most read technology magazine. It covers the latest technology trends, product and services that are of interest to the techies in India. Popular sections like Bazaar, DroolMal, Tried & Tested, Community etc. offer an insider's view of the relevant technology products and services, advising the reader what to buy and how to make the most out of technology they own

Digit Anniversary Special: As part of the DO initiative, we're showing you how YOU can test and discern between good and bad products, just as we do.

A second Digit! Packed to the brim with articles that will show you how to DO everything from building your own helicopter, to using Windows 10, and how to do memes right to building your own solar charger.... we've got that and much more.

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