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Charting iPhones rise in China and Russia, a stalker letter on I ads and the Iwatch could be headed for your head.

It's Wednesday, February 19th, 2014.

I'm Kan Ray and this is news from Macco-S-Can.

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Remember the IDG news report from last week that said, as well as the iPhone may be selling

in China, it cannot catch Chinese phone maker and services seller,

Jaalmee? That was based on numbers for Chinese phone maker and services seller, Jow Me?

That was based on numbers for market researcher

Canilist that bagged iPhone sales in China last quarter

at 7 million units versus Jow Me's estimated sales of 7.3 million units, enough to put Jowmee in fifth place

and keep Apple's iPhone out of the top five.

Well unless he asks someone else.

New Week, New Numbers.

The Wall Street Journal has other market researcher I. D.C.

saying Apple squeaked into the top five in China for the fourth quarter

with 7% of the smartphone market.

That just beat out Jaalmi's 6% according to I.C.

keeping the Chinese phonemaker and services seller out of the top five.

The piece credits the release of the iPhone 5-S and the iPhone 5C as well as Apple's decision

to put China in the first round of countries to get the new communicators rather than waiting weeks or months as it

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