Insight on the Google Android Operating System

Mobile phones, at first, didn't have operating systems like mobile phones do now. The first few phones that handled operating systems, like the ones we have now, were the phones that were manufactured in the late 90's. Palm was one of the first companies to release their phones out with their own Palm OS. Then the Windows Mobile OS was placed on smart phones, and now Google is joining in on the fun, with their Android OS.

The Android OS is not only for mobile phones, but also for certain tablets and netbooks as well. When it was released in October of 2008, reviewers said that it was just Google's way of earning more money. But not anymore. The Android system is quickly becoming the main reason that customers buy certain phones and computers. In July 2005, Google purchased Android, Inc, which was just a start-up company based out of Palo Alto, California, and that's where it all began.

Many phones that are being released for retail purchase are not supporting the Android system. Phones like the HTC Hero, LG Ally, Motorola Droid and Samsung Moment, which are smart phones, have been the biggest sellers out of the mobile phones with the Android OS. The Android OS has the Android Market, which is like the iTunes store on iPhones. The great thing about the Android Market is that 70% of the applications and games are free. There are about 100,000 applications on the Android Market. The Android OS also supports GSM, EDGE, 3G and Wi-Fi internet connections.

The future for the Android OS is heading more towards computers. Big names like Acer, Dell, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba are all putting out tablet computers that support the Android OS. The Android OS seems to be getting more popular the more companies try to compete with them.

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What's So Special About SLR Digital Cameras?

The craze nowadays is digital cameras. Many electronic retail stores have a plethora of digital cameras just sitting out on display, waiting for a customer to pick them up. But many people forget about the other type of cameras out there. Many professional photographers are not interested in regular digital cameras. There are many different varieties to digital cameras, and many of them are geared towards a more professional crowd. One of the popular brands among professional photographers is the SLR cameras.

SLR cameras, or Single-lens reflex cameras, are cameras that usually uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system which allows the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the camera by the film, used when the SLR cameras first came out, or by the digital imaging system. The SLR cameras are mainly used by paparazzi photographers, or photographers during a photo shoot for magazines and websites.

Many of the older SLR cameras only used film. Up until the 90's, the SLR cameras that used film would be the most technologically advanced cameras created. During the 90's is when the the creation of the digital camera took place and took over the world of cameras and photo taking. It was only a matter of time before the SLR camera replaced its film canister for a little memory card.

Digital SLR cameras, or DSLR cameras, use a mechanical mirror system, which differs from the moving mirror system of the regular SLR cameras, and a pentaprism. A pentaprism is a five-sided, reflecting prism that deviates the light from the lens of the camera to the optical viewfinder on the back of the camera. DSLR cameras are the norm when it comes to professional photographers. There are different attachments for the lens that you can purchase separately that will make the picture quality better, and, depending on the type of photo shoot you are doing, might work better than using the regular lens.

The main different, besides from the picture quality, between regular digital cameras and SLR cameras is definitely the price. Regular digital cameras can cost from $80-$200, while SLR cameras start at $300 and can go up to over $1000. But if your a professional photographer, it might be worth it to give up the extra money for a much better camera, that can give you a much better picture.

Click here to see some examples of SLR cameras.

Twindi Team

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The New Blackberry Torch

Research in Motion, the Canadian company who are famous for being the masterminds behind such phones as the Blackberry Tour and the Blackberry Storm, have produce a new Blackberry phone that is similar, yet different to all the other Blackberries. The newest Blackberry to hit the market is the Blackberry 9800, better known as the Blackberry Torch. The Torch, which came out on August 12th, is not available yet in Bahrain.

The Blackberry Torch has everything that Blackberry users have come to love about their phones. The Torch still has the Blackberry Messenger, the touch pad, instead of the trackball, and it has a traditional touch screen. The Blackberry Torch also has the brand new Blackberry 6 operating system which allows you to customize your home screen, and stay in the social networking circle, without even signing in to your Twitter or Facebook. For example, if you wanted to put all of the menus or apps that you use the most on the first page, well now you can do that with just the drag and drop the app to the place you want it to appear on your home screen.

The main difference with this Blackberry is the Torch is a slider phone. The Torch still has the traditional Blackberry keyboard, but it is covered up by the slide up touch screen. The Torch also has a 5 MP camera, which is great for taking pictures or recording videos. The new slide look to the Blackberry can be compared to that of the Palm-Pre, but the features of the Torch are already being compared to those of the iPhone 4 from AT&T, the EVO 4G from Sprint and the Samsung Galaxy from T-Mobile.

Twindi Team

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How to Make Money Online?

"How to make money online" is the quest every online user seeks. This article shall lead you to make money online using twindi.com.

Twindi.com is an online market place made to enable users to connect to suppliers and provide both the features to make money online. Twindi.com is Bahrain based eCommerce portal.

If you are a supplier and have products to sell, you can open a store at Twindi.com and list your products for sale. If you are an individual, you can sell individual items or you may open a store at Twindi.com and start serious Business. Twindi allows you to list used or new items for sale.

If you don’t have products to sell, twindi will guide you to find suppliers where you may select products of your interest. Twindi will also help you create your store and add your products. Twindi will manage your store and help you find your way to own a business. Twindi will market your store along with your products.

See below are some stores at twindi.com a long with some products. You may contact info@twindi.com, to help you create your store and make money online.

Examples of some Stores at Twindi.com:

See the types of Products Categories that you can sell at twindi.com:

Computers	Mobile Phones	Cameras & Camcorders	TVs & Home Theaters
Health & Beauty	Watches	Jewelry	Fashion & Style
Games & Toys	Pets & Pet Supplies	Flowers & Gifts	Kitchen & Dinning

Join twindi.com and start making money online.

Thank you.

Twindi Team

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Ready, Net, Go!

Bahrian may not have the most vibrant local online scene, but things are about to change says Fadhel Aman, Managing Director of Twindi E-Commerce - a new Bahrain-based online shopping portal.

BAHRAIN HAS A RELATIVELY HIGH INTERNET PENETRATION RATE, BUT SEEMS TO HAVE A RELATIVELY IMMATURE ONLINE SCENE – WHY IS THAT?

Compared to countries like the US or the UK, it can be said that Bahrian has a relatively immature online scene. A clear reason for that is the time lag between Bahrain and such countries. Internet entered Bahrain nearly 15 years ago. And, in my opition, it is just a matter of time before we are there. A study conducted by Ernst & Young for Twindi reveals that Bahrainis already have a high willingness and tendecy to shop online. 63% of people in Bahrain, the study says, would consider using the internet for searching or purchasing different products and services suct as eLearning, Books, Music and Electronics. Moreover, Amazon.com the well known US shopping website, is now among the 40 most visited websites by the internet users in Bahrain. Having the potential, what Bahrainis are now missing is a local website that satisfies theor shopping needs and, most importatnly, one that they trust. Twindi eCommerce is to bridge this gap by launching twindi.com

WHAT ARE THE THEREE BEST REASONS TO VISIT TWINDI?

Firstly, to shop! Users ca get information about the product they are interested in, compare discounted prices from different sellers and order online with free delivery. Secondly, to sell! Whether for the purpose of experiencing the excitement of selling online, or to do a serious business. Thirdlyt, to socialise! Users can interact with others sharing the same interests and make friends.

IF YOU HAD TO RECOMMEND ANY LOCAL WEBSITES (APART FROM TWINDI), WHICH WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

Being able to secure 30,000 visitors a day, I would highlight alwasatnews.com as a successful online site in Bahrain. A main factor behind this high score is enabling the visitors to participate with their feedback on the written articles making it two way communication, not push only.

WHEN IT COMES TO GREAT WEBSITES, WHAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR THEIR SUCCESS, IN YOUR OPINION?

I belieave that it is all about the Philosophy of the website and how it looks at itself. In my opinion, the most important factor for the success of a website Is building it around the interests of the users, not the website owner. Only the users themselves decide what they want to do. They have their own mind that needs to be recognized, understood, respected and valued. And this is the concept based on which Twindi operates.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE BIGGEST MISTAKE MOST NEW WEBSITES IN BAHRAIN MAKE?

One fundamental mistake to talk about here is mixing up between the concepts of setting up a website and setting up an online business. Having the first does not mean having the latter.

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Is it a Secure Site?

Tips on Websites Security

Safety and Security are basic needs for human beings. This applies to all aspects of our life. It is there when we choose the place to stay in, while travelling, at work and when we need to shop.

Security over the net is no exception. It’s in fact, a major topic that all users shall put at their top priority. It is equally important for users, who consume or receive services, and for those who provide them. With the technological advancement and the threats of misusing the information, services, and products over the net, it is increasingly becoming a real challenge to service providers to ensure. 

A friend once asked, as a normal end user with no technological experience, what should I look into to ensure the site is secure enough to openly deal with? Combining knowledge and experience, here are some tips to make use of.

1.       Site Legality. You should find out who is behind the site. Is it an individual, team of individuals or a company that has a legal entity and commercially registered in a country, even if it operates regionally or internationally? This is very important to build confidence that you are dealing with an entity that has legal existence in reality. For sure you can deal with sites owned by individuals, but for reliable information, trust to share your details, and for purchasing online you must take extra care.

To know who you are dealing with visit the site “Contact Us” or “About us” sections and look for information about the company ligament existence like legal registration reference, address and contact details.

 2.       Level of privacy. Does the site respect the privacy of its customers and users? For example does it give you as a user the option to choose which information to share with public and which to keep private for yourself? Also does it share its customer’s information with other sites or it respects the deal to keep the information to their site only. This shall be clearly stated in the site privacy policy.

3.       How does it handle user’s information? Some sites over look this aspect by sending and receiving customers’ information in textual format that can be easily captured and read by hackers. With the technological advancement there are worldwide tools to ensure that data exchanged over the net is encrypted.

You can easily check if the site has inception tool. The pages on which you share your information should be marked with “https” in the URL instead of http. The small “s” here means secured page. The site should also have the sign of the certification company, examples of which are  VeriSign,  RapidSSL , COMODO , etc. You can click on the certification icon appearing in the site to verify it is a valid certificate. 

4.       Check where your Credit Card details go?  If the site is an eCommerce site (e.g. Online marketplace, Business-to-business site, etc.) which requires online payment by credit or debit cards, then you need to take extra measures of care. In this case, the site would use what is known as Payment Gateway to process your Card details.

You need to find out if this site has its own payment gateway or it uses a 3^rd party payment gateway. In case it uses a 3^rd party payment gateway, then the site itself, should not capture your card information. It should direct you to the payment gateway site where you enter the card details. In other words, the site, itself, should not capture the card number, expiry date or any other card details.

It goes without saying you should check who is the payment gateway owner, is it a trusted source, well-known within your country or a trusted partner to big players (Amex, Visa, Master and Diners)?

5.       Where the site is hosted? Last but not least you need to make sure that the site is linked to the internet over a tightly secured network. Technically this is called Hosting. “Hosting” means where the site is running from and who is handling its network. This is of great deal as it tells how good this network is and how secure it is from hacking and spamming. 

But again for an average internet user, how could this be checked? As the norm with any relevant matter in internet you can Google it. You can search in Google, or any other well-known search engine, “where the site is hosted” or you can search for “where the IP address is located?”.

www.maxmind.com is one example where you can use the site URL or IP address to find where the site is running from.

Though there is nothing in life that is 100% secured, neither on businesses running online nor offline, but what matters is that a good level of security exists on the business. This level should instill trust to deal with the said site and company behind it.

We wish you a secured online surfing and shopping.

We would be happy to receive your valuable comments on this article.

Sincerely Yours,

Twindi team

www.twindi.com