Global iPhone shipments fell 9.6% in the first quarter, another sign of Apple's woes this year

• Apple's global iPhone shipments dropped by nearly 10% this quarter, a new research report said. 
• Global smartphone shipments rose by 7.8%, as Chinese smartphone makers shipped more.
• Samsung surpassed Apple's shipments by 10 million units in the first three months of the year.

In another blow to Apple, iPhone shipments fell nearly 10% in the first three months of the year, even as global smartphone shipments increased.