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Filled with pride, love: Bollywood celebs wish Happy R-Day
On the 70th Republic Day on Saturday, a slew of celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Karan Johar and Sonam Kapoor took to social media to wish everyone a Happy Republic Day and urge them to make the country even better.
Here’s what the celebrities tweeted:
Amitabh Bachchan: A very happy Republic Day. long live.
Salman Khan: ‘Bharat’ (team) wishes every one a Happy Republic Day. Jai Hind.
Karan Johar: She is strong, resilient, relevant and all heart. She is India! Happy Republic Day
Sanjay Dutt: Looking at our national flag fly high fills my heart with pride! This Republic Day let’s pledge to do our bit to make India a country which the world looks up to. Jai Hind.
Riteish Deshmukh: Happy Republic Day. Jai Hind Jai Bharat.
Sonam K Ahuja: I wish all my fellow Indians a very Happy Republic Day. It’s important that we take today, and every day to realize how lucky we are to live in this great country!
Arjun Kapoor: Let’s prioritise to be the change we want to see in our country.. Happy Republic Day.
Vir Das: Holidays like Republic Day are a pretty good indicator of who serves our country and why we should be grateful to them. Policemen, military, doctors, railways, sanitation and so many more. The people who work on this holiday are who we should dedicate it to.
Abhishek Bachchan: Jai Hind. Happy Republic Day to all.
Divya Khosla Kumar: Wishing you all a very Happy Republic Day. Proud Indian.
Raveena Tandon: Happy Republic Day to all of you! Rejoice in the glory of India and our freedom fighters on this republic day. Vande Mataram.
Dia Mirza: “Environmental protection is Patriotism in action”. Happy Republic Day India. I Salute all who protect wild India. For they secure our health, secure what cleans our air, gives us water and life itself.
Vishal Dadlani: Jai Hind, my friends. Happy Republic Day to every Indian across the world. Read the Preamble to the Constitution Of India, and lets remind ourselves of how great we could be if we made this our personal mission statement too.
Vivek Anand Oberoi: We stand in honour of our armed forces and salute their valour for staying at the borders and protecting us against all enemies at all times. Thank you for keeping us all safe. Wish you all a very Happy Republic Day. Jai Hind to the best armed forces in the world.
Rannvijay Singha: Jai Hind.
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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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