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Hina Khan on Twitter war with KRK: High time we lift each other
New Delhi: Hina Khan feels it was important to give a fitting reply to an unkind tweet posted Kamaal R. Khan, and the actress says she doesnt understand why people waste time by talking negative about “someone you dont know or someone who doesnt matter to you”.
Hina gave it back to social media ‘critic’ Kamaal about her Bollywood debut film “Hacked”.
“I got shocked to know that someone has made a film with #HinaKhan! Who will watch it? I am 100 per cent sure that it will be watched by alone Hina Khan only,” KRK posted on Twitter.
To which, Hina responded: “#LetsLiftEachOther… Instead of putting each other down for no reason.. I may not matter to you but I have worked my a** off to reach where I am today.. #AppreciationOrNoAppreciation #FromTelevisionToFilms #TelevisionHasItAll #WeDeserveAChanceToo.”
In an interview to IANS, Hina opened up about her way of dealing with trolls, and why was it important to address that particular tweet.
“I completely believe in the hashtag (#LetsLiftEachOther). It is high time that we lift each other rather than pull each other down. I don’t know why we believe in pulling (each other down). I think we don’t believe in it but somehow it is just that you don’t want to see other person doing well. It happens automatically and you start talking negatively about that. You don’t want to, but it happens because you don’t want to see somebody ahead of you. I don’t understand this logic,” Hina said.
“If you can’t appreciate, at least stay quiet. Why do you have to talk negative about somebody? Someone you don’t know about or someone who doesn’t matter to you. Why are you wasting your time?,” she added.
Does online trolling bother her? “Initially, it used to bother me, and I used to give it back to them. Now, I don’t… That tweet really needed a reply. It’s very sad that in whatever way, whichever way whether it is by criticising people or by reviewing or doing whatever stuff that concerned “xyz” person does… It is sad that you have so many people who look upto you, follow you and maybe a million listen to you blindly. Why to do such stuff?” she said.
At the moment, the actress is looking forward to “Hacked”, which explores the dark side of the digital and the social media world. The film is directed by Vikram Bhatt, and also features actors Rohan Shah, Mohit Malhotra and Sid Makkar. The film will release on February 7.
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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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