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Celebrities wish Naga Chaitanya, Samantha a lifetime of happiness
Chennai, Oct 7 (IANS) Popular southern celebrities Mahesh Babu, Trisha Krishnan and Taapsee Pannu among others on Saturday extended their heartfelt wishes to the newly-weds — actor Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
The couple got married in a destination wedding in Goa on Friday.
Chaitanya and Samantha, who have worked together in films such as “Ye Maaya Chesave” and “Autonagar Surya”, decided to make it official after a courtship of nearly two years.
Superstar Mahesh Babu tweeted: “Congratulations to the lovely couple Chaitanya and Samantha. Wishing you both a life filled with love, light and happiness.”
Actress Lakshmi Manchu tweeted: “Wishing you a lifetime of bliss and beautiful babies. God bless you in this union. There is magic in your story.”
Trisha thanked Chaitanya and Samantha “for reinstating my faith in fairy tales”. She wished the couple the best.
Shruti Haasan wrote: “Here’s wishing Chaitanya and Samantha a lifetime of happiness and love! God bless.”
Taapsee congratulated Samantha and wrote: “Here’s to the beginning of a new beautiful chapter of life. I pray and wish it’s as cheerful as your smile.”
Wishing Naga Chaitanya, Taapsee tweeted: “And Chaitanya your happiness in pictures says it all! Congratulations to you. Make beautiful memories, many more than what you both already have.”
On Friday, Chaitanya and Samantha had a Hindu wedding ceremony. On Saturday, they’ll say “I Do” at a Christian ceremony.
Samantha dazzled in a powder blue lehenga, with pink and blue floral embroidery for the mehendi ceremony. Her outfit was paired with platinum jewellery, including a maang tikka. The groom wore a cream salwar.
For the wedding ceremony, Samantha wore a special sari that was owned by Chaitanya’s grandmother; D. Rajeswari, wife of popular producer D. Ramanaidu. Designer Kresha Bajaj added her touch to the sari.
Chaitanya was seen wearing a white-and-white silk dhoti and kurta.
–IANS
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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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