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Dual Survival with Survival Experts returns
Merut: Experts agree there are some very basic and universal rules for
surviving in the wild. Find shelter, find water, find food, find help. And, none know this better
than Cody Lundin and Joseph Teti, who take on some of the planet’s most unforgiving terrain to
demonstrate, in their own way, how the right skills and some creative thinking can keep you alive.
Together they could be the most formidable survival team on the planet – if only they could agree
on strategy.
Discovery Channels survival series Dual Survivor is back with all new episodes in its exciting new
season. The series will witness Cody, one of the world’s foremost experts in self-reliance and living
off the land and Joe Teti, a former Force Recon Marine and Army Special Forces soldier using their
skills to devise extraordinary ways to survive. Their aim is to demonstrate, in their own way, how
the right skills and some can keep you alive in the remote corners of the world.
The 10-part series Dual Survival will premiere every Monday to Friday at 9 pm, starting
17 November only on Discovery Channel.
The series will highlight the survival tips of Joe and Cody together as they face their first survival
situation on a remote island. Viewers will witness their opposing approaches to survival pit while
being trapped in a labyrinth of underground tunnels. Each episode will take viewers through a
situation where they are lost on a perilous ridgeline, at 15, 000 feet above sea level. The duo
is forced to descend slippery cliffs through extreme weather conditions, where altitude sickness
and hypothermia threaten and life-preserving fire allude them. The journey adds more adventure
when the dual survivors are stranded deep in the jungle of Vietnam knowing that their expertise
can’t change the fact that they’re up against the hottest. Tune in to Discovery Channel and get to
experience the tips and tricks to survive in the unforeseen situations.
Can they make it out of one of the thickest jungles in the world? Build a shelter among glaciers
and winds blowing at 50 miles-per-hour? Or navigate a crocodile infested lake without a boat? The
stakes are higher than ever before and as a twist of events unravels throughout the season, one
member of Dual Survival will leave the show for good.
Highlights
• On a glacier and clinging to opposite ends of a rope, Cody and Joe face their most
challenging rescue scenario ever. The frozen landscape brings Cody and Joe’s opposing
survival styles to the forefront of this journey.
• Marooned in a sea of sand dunes, Cody and Joe traverse the unforgiving desert and trek
deep into the mountains of Oman. Threatened by dehydration and heatstroke, their journey
shows how nomads have survived for millennia in this hyper-arid land.
• Stranded deep in the jungle of Sri Lanka, Joe comes face-to-face with elephants and is
forced off a cliff, Cody masters the ancient fire piston, and they cross a crocodile-infested
lake to escape the longest survival scenario in history of Dual Survival.
• Stranded in a mangrove swamp in Sri Lanka, the dual survivors escape the crocodile-filled
waters only to find themselves in a leech-infested jungle. But this time, distressed elephants
interrupt their journey back and they may not get out alive.
Entertainment
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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