Apple has published financial results for the fourth quarter of its financial year, with quarterly revenue up 27% year-on-year to $36.0 billion (£22.4 billion) and quarterly net profit up 24% to $8.2 billion.
Sales of iPhones were up 58% on the same period in 2011 to 26.9 million handsets, while iPad sales of 14 million were up 26%.
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Last night Apple published financial results for the third quarter of its 2012 fiscal year.
Quarterly revenue hit $35.0 billion and net profit was $8.8 billion, up from $28.6 billion revenue and $7.3 billion profit in the same quarter last year.
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Apple has used its Worldwide Developers Conference as an opportunity to preview the forthcoming version of its iPhone and iPad operating system.
iOS 6, which is now available as a beta version for iOS Developer Program members, will be launched officially this autumn. It contains more than 200 new features from iOS5, including a new Apple-designed map application, enhanced Siri voice recognition options and greater Facebook integration. In addition, a new built-in app called Passbook is designed to store electronic passes and tickets.
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We're taking a break from the current mobile industry news headlines this Diamond Jubilee week. In fact, we're celebrating our own anniversary because it's six years since we first started recording The Fonecast.
Listen to this week's podcast and we'll take you back to 2006, a year in which 'mobile music' meant ringtones, the Nokia N95 redefined 'smart' and we reported rumours of a new Apple 'iPod phone' being prepared by Foxconn.
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