Consumer electronics giant Apple (AAPL) bucked the trend to significantly grow its iPhone shipments in China during the first quarter of this year, according to data from Counterpoint Research. The Silicon Valley company boosted its shipments by 20% between January and March, even though the total number of smartphones shipped into the world’s largest smartphone market fell by 4% during the period. A shortage of memory chips and surging prices combined with supply chain challenges to drag down s