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Kashmiris throng markets on Ramadan eve
Srinagar: Enthusiastic shoppers thronged the markets here on Thursday as festive buying started across the Kashmir Valley on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan.
At the top of the shopping list are dates from different parts of the country and abroad. Fruits and vegetables markets here also opened earlier than usual on Thursday.
Muslims traditionally believe it is auspicious to break the dawn to dusk fast with dates. Fruits especially the more succulent ones like the water melons and mangoes are in demand here as long hours of fasting dehydrate the devotees.
In a sharp contrast to the past when the less privileged ones here adhered more devoutly to the observance of Ramadan, an overwhelming majority of Kashmiris observe the fast now.
The younger generation of Kashmiris who are internet savvy and have better access to social media networks are in the forefront of observing the duties ordained for the faithful Muslims.
“Young people and children did not keep regular fasts during the Ramadan month in the past. Now the trend has completely changed. The younger generation of Kashmiris are more zealous about religious duties these days.
“They sport beards, offer regular Nimaz and observe religious duties with zest now. The negative propaganda about the younger generations of Muslims is logically being fought by these young boys and girls,” said Professor Muzaffar Ahmad Khan, a college principal here.
There is another welcome development. There has been a growing tendency among the Muslims in Kashmir towards donating to organized charities.
“Giving money to a beggar on the street only encourages beggary and is a bad practice. But if somebody contributes to a charitable organization that is transparent and lawful, it is a healthy thing,” said a resident, Khwaja Nisar Hussain.
The administration of local mosques are busy laying new floorings for the devotees who offer special extended night prayers known as the ‘Tarawi’ during Ramadan.
The economically better off people in cities, towns and villages arrange for refreshments for the devotees during evening Ramadan prayers.
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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