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Money Heist: Will professor make his team surrender? Episode names suggest so
Money Heist Season 5 part 2 is going to not just give us high-octane action, but also some intense emotions. At least that’s what we can guess from the titles of its final set of five episodes.
The makers of the Netflix show on Wednesday released the names of the upcoming episodes along with stills from each one, intriguing us with what lies ahead in the plot. The last episode (five) of its part 1 was titled “Live Many Lives” that aptly described the closure of Tokyo’s story. Now, its sixth episode has been named “Escape Valve” and has Rio holding a bazooka. Rio has anger in his eyes and is probably armed up against the invading army that’s responsible for the death of his lady-love Tokyo.
The seventh episode ‘Wishful Thinking” is set to take us into the flashback of Berlin and Palermo, most probably showing more of their incomplete love-story as the corresponding picture is a happy one. The eighth episode “The Theory of Elegance” might also depict some happy moments between the gang members in the time of distress. They are singing and dancing, and we can guess if it is all a build-up to a bloody finale.
Money Heist Season 5 ninth episode is “Pillow Talk” and shows The Professor in his signature night suit. The still again looks like one from the flashback. Though what the title suggests is unclear. The tenth and final episode has been titled “A Family Tradition'”. It is a very confusing yet exciting one as it shows Colonel Tamayo probably interrogating Denver. The background suggests that Tamayo is inside the Bank of Spain. So far, we haven’t seen the two coming face-to-face, but the finale is surely going to turn the tables and give us some major twists. Will Denver get caught and become a pawn in the hands of the police or will Tamayo give in to the robbers?
La Casa De Papel or Money Heist 5 part 2’s trailer showed that The Professor is set to enter the bank to take things under control again. Is there a Plan B or there’s more to what meets the eye, is yet to be seen.
Money Heist will premiere its finale on December 3 on Netflix.
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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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