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Director reveals Spider-Man’s age in 2017’s reboot
Los Angeles: Director Jon Watts has shared that the superhero will be 15 years old when he appears in the “Spider-Man” reboot, which will arrive in July 2017.
It’s known that Peter Parker will be younger in an untitled new Spider-Man movie, but fans still don’t know the specific age of the webslinger.
Tom Holland, a 19-year-old actor, who is tapped to portray Spider-Man, seemingly will play a bit younger character when he dons the red-and-blue suit as director Jon Watts reveals that Parker will be 15 years old in the upcoming reboot, reports aceshowbiz.com.
“There are only so many times you can kill Uncle Ben. I love the idea of making a coming-of-age high school movie,” Watts told Empire Magazine.
“We’re really going to see Peter Parker in high school and get deeper into that side of it. He’s just 15 now.”
Since Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s versions of the webslinger were at the end of their high school in the previous films, the new Spider-Man played by Holland will be the youngest one who has ever hit the big screen.
“Tom was pretty perfect. He’s very athletic. He can actually do a backflip!” Watts said. “If he didn’t already capture the spirit of the character, with that on top the kid is Spider-Man.”
Holland’s Spider-Man will make an appearance in upcoming “Captain America: Civil War”, slated to be released in the US on May 6, 2016.
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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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