The decline in the United States is mostly because of the rise of the smartphone competitors, like Apple, Research in Motion and Samsung.

美国市场的下降主要来源于其他智能手机厂商的竞争，例如苹果，RIM黑莓和三星。

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In its latest financial results, Apple bucked the effects of the downturn, with a 47 per cent rise in profits in the fourth quarter, pushing the value of its shares to an all-time high.

苹果最近一次的财务公报显示，它已经度过了低迷时期，第四季度实现盈利增长47%，也维持自己的股价始终处于高位。

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One of the most fascinating areas of Apple 's (Nasdaq: AAPL ) rise is how the company has managed to find enormous growth in emerging markets like China despite the iPhone's high selling cost.

苹果（纳斯达克：AAPL）能在中国这样的新兴市场里发掘巨大的增长是苹果的崛起中最迷人之处之一，尽管 iPhone 的售价高昂，（它还是做到了）。

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With the rise of Apple, designers found an ally to help them push back.

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There have been downsides to the rise of Apple.

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At the same time, the rapid rise of Apple's iPhone franchise reflects many of the challenges the telecom industry faces even as Americans' reliance on their phones grows.

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