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Trump’s approval rating dips to new low

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Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dipped to a new low in the latest Fox News poll.

According to the poll released on Wednesday, 38 per cent of voters approve of the job Trump was doing, down from 42 per cent last month.

At the same time, disapproval is up 4 points to a high of 57 per cent which includes 49 per cent who “strongly” disapprove.

The findings highlight a continued erosion of national support for the President, who received low mark across several major policy areas.

Some of the drop comes from white men without a college degree as 56 per cent approve of the President, down from 68 per cent last month. Working class white men were a key factor in his electoral victory.

Approval for Trump remained high, however, among Republican voters, who overwhelmingly favoured his performance at 83 per cent, the Fox News poll showed.

His support among independents dropped to 30 percent while nine in 10 Democrats registered their discontent with the President’s performance.

Trump also drew poorest marks yet for his handling of the economy, with 44 per cent approving, and on key foreign policy matters, including his direction on Iran and North Korea.

The economy, which had been Trump’s relative strong suit in prior polls, saw a 5 per cent drop in approval from September.

While voters were largely split on his handling of the hurricanes in Texas and Florida, 64 per cent felt the Trump administration’s handling of the hurricanes that have ravaged Puerto Rico was “only fair” or “poor”.

The Fox News poll surveyed 1,005 registered voters.

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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones

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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.

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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.

 

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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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