Apple and Samsung's combined shares plunged while new smartphone makers showed growth. According to International Data Corporation, a research firm, Apple and Samsung's combined share of the international smartphone market plunged to 43% in the second quarter.
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ABI Research said that Apple would soon face market share rivalry with several Chinese low-cost smartphone manufacturers.
Strategy Analytic reported that Samsung already took Apple's place as the world's most profitable smartphone firm.
Baidu Inc jumped since Facebook boosted the outlook for social media companies. Baidu Inc led the rally in Chinese equities exchanged in New York. The company said that it gained more profits after Facebook outdid the estimates of analysts.
Analysts said that there are several ways by which Apple could ease the concerns regarding the company's lack of growth.
A report from Xconomy stated that Apple pulled together a new engineering team that would create its own proprietary voice recognition technology for Siri.
