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Ganesh Chaturthi: Singers pay tribute to Lord Ganesha
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Be it releasing songs or going down memory lane, singers like Shankar Mahadevan and Benny Dayal have paid tribute to Lord Ganesha on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, which will begin on Friday.
For this year’s Ganesh Chaturthi, Benny has released “Ganpati Bappa”.
Benny said in a statement: “Lord Ganesha has made my dreams come true and ‘Ganpati Bappa’ is my humble ode to the almighty on the auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. For years, I had witnessed the celebrations in Mumbai and I am glad to bring the song ‘Ganpati Bappa’, released by Times Music. I hope you sing, dance and pray to the tune of my song during these 10 days.”
People can also celebrate the festival with the high energy song, “Tutari”, by Mahadevan. Hungama, a digital entertainment company has launched “Tutari”.
The singer said: “Ganesh Chaturthi is very close to my heart. The festival brings with it joy, love and happiness for everyone. Like each year, this year too we’re giving an ode to Lord Ganesha and ‘Tutari’ is my tribute to him.”
“For the first time, I have combined traditional Tasha and dubstep.”
Singer Arjun Kanungo recalled his childhood days. “Gampi is what I said when I couldn’t say Ganpati when I was a kid. My best memory is eating modaks. I love it and always have place for one more,” he said.
Singer Akasa Singh says Ganesh Chaturthi has been one of her favourite festivals.
“The society I grew up in has a huge celebration where there’s everything from fancy dress competition to talent rounds to magic shows and antaksharis. As a kid, I would put in my everything into those competitions.
“I remember this one time, I did a kathak performance that my mom had choreographed… on ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’. The audience stood up. I was obviously on cloud nine.”
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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones
International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.
The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.
“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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