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Fans accuse Kim Kardashian for uploading a morphed gym photo: Check here
Kim Kardashian recently took to Instagram to share a new gym photo where she looked slender in a blue onesie. But moments after the upload, a few fans appeared in the comments to call out what they thought to be a slight photoshop fail.
Taking to Instagram, a follower wrote while referencing a slight bend in the metal workout equipment behind her, “Wait this is edited.” However, Kim later posted a picture from a different angle, proving there was no edit mishap, but rather a curve in the machine. Meanwhile, another chimed in to say, “The side of the table is bended. I never knew tables could bend.”
Another follower added, “Nooooo not the curvy background,” with crying laughing emojis. Others noted, “The morphed background,” and, “Whoever photoshopped this didn’t do their job right.” Kim, meanwhile, wrote in the caption, “Chin up or the crown slips.” Kim didn’t verbally respond to the critics, but later in the day, she turned to Instagram Stories to share a new photo.
Kim indirectly put the confusion to rest, as she posted an updated photo of her sitting on the machine in question. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star held four-pound weights in her hands and leaned slightly forward, making sure the curved chair on the workout machine was in plain view.
The star added a single emoji with a drip of sweat on its face. The SKIMS founder was wearing a figure-hugging baby blue bodysuit with a low-cut scoop neck that showed off her ample cleavage. The reality TV star-turned-billionaire mogul was notably wearing a pair of Yeezys, from estranged husband Kanye West’s Adidas brand in the posts.
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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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