In 2010, Apple's products were so dominant in Singapore that more devices ran its iOS operating system per capita than anywhere else in the world.

But according to StatCounter, Apple's share of mobile devices in Singapore declined sharply in 2012 from a peak of 72 per cent in January to just half now. Android devices have 43 per cent of the market, up from 20 percent in the same month last year.

In Hong Kong, devices running Apple's iOS account for about 30 per cent of the total, down from about 45 per cent a year ago. Android accounts for nearly two thirds.

Market watchers know that where Hong Kong and Singapore lead, other key markets across Asia usually follow. Then the trend often ends up deciding what will be hot or not in the EU and the U.S.

If that proves right, then it means that Apple could be in big trouble. The Asian markets show that Southeast Asia is adopting smartphones fast and consumers spent 78 percent more on smartphones last year than they did the year before. - TechEye