E-zone

E-zone

Type	Magazine
Owner(s)	Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings
Publisher	Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings
Founded	1998;27 years ago (1998)
Headquarters	Kodak House II, 321 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong
Website	e-zone

e-zone is a Hong Kong IT magazine which is published every Thursday. ^[1]

The last print issue of e-zone was published on 20 December 2021. It then operate in all-digital media format, including the website (ezone.hk), the digital section of the U Lifestyle App and social media pages.

Background

History

e-zone was established by HKET Group (Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited) in 1998. ^[2]

• 1998: The PC and digital weekly magazine, e-zone, was published and tied-in with HKET.
• 2003: e-zone was spun off from HKET for total retail sale.
• 2006: e-zone@school is published with the e-zone for school, targeting both primary and secondary school students who are studying ICT.

Profile

The magazine was divided into three books and constructed by four sections, which included:

• PC + Tablet: Features application of PC hardware and software.
• Phone: Compares different brands of tablets and smartphones.
• DIGI + DIY: Highlights digital products and analysis on corporate IT strategies.

Details

e-zone Phone

• Gear Phone︰Introduces the latest information about the cell phones in market.
• Gear Price War︰Compares different mobiles and service plans.
• App Snapshot︰Compares the latest mobile apps on photo taking.
• App Game︰Introduces the latest mobile apps.
• Price Checker︰Compares different prices of the mobile phone.

e-zone PC

• Cover story︰Analyzes the latest information communication technologies and products.
• Webzine︰Introduces the online games and the relevant game tips.
• 2nd-hand market : Collects and shows all the 2nd-hand computer market information.

e-zone Digi

• Special Report︰Introduces the latest digital products in market.
• Know How︰Analyzes the functions and details of the digital products.
• Have Fun︰Introduces the newest games.

e-zone DIY

• DIY Walker︰Teaches the techniques on making your own personal computer.
• Pro Report︰Tests and analyses several computer hardware and software.
• Price Fight︰Introduces the most popular products (computer hardware) in the markets and rank them with details.

It ranked Number One among computer magazine in Hong Kong in terms of readership. ^[3] And its main competitor is PCM (Magazine)  [ zh ] which published by Sing Tao Daily.

The magazine offers annual e-brand awards. ^[4]

References

1. "Hong Kong Economic Times Limited, Printed Media, Magazine Publishing". HKET. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
2. "Hong Kong Economic Times Limited, Milestones". HKET. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
3. "Hong Kong Economic Times Limited, Magazine Publishing, Synovate Media Atlas 2009". HKET. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
4. "e-brand awards 2014". Canon. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

External links

• Official website