Vietnam

31% Tonight I was wondering what was Android market share in Asia. It is 31% according to a recent study from Ericsson’s ConsumerLab group ( reported by TechRepublic). Although dominant through most studied countries, Android is not dominant in Singapore (iOS has 46%), in Indonesia (RIM has 29%) nor in Vietnam (Symbian has 26%). Last year ABI Research released a study where they showed that Android-based smartphones market share grew from 16% in 2010 to 52% in 2011 (but this included tablets and did not cover exactly the same countries as the Ericsson study). Voila :-)

In three days (Jan 23rd, 2012) it will be the Vietnamese Tết. This year is the year of the Dragon. Happy New Year! For those interested there will be a celebration at Théâtre Marni in Brussels on January 28th afternoon. And BelVietnam is mentioning three celebrations in Brussels on January 21st, 29th and February 12th. Photo credit: Dragon boats resting on Sông Hương river, Huế, Vietnam (from my photos on Flickr, licence CC-by-sa)

There are a few days left to vote for the Internet of Things Awards 2011. Initially I thought it was a very good thing, with lots of nice ideas for the future. But then I felt something was missing, imho of course: practical projects that will help the remaining 5 billion people who are not affected by that internet of things as it currently is. Let me explain … ...

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