Record iPhone sales help Apple to best quarter yet

News in brief: And increasing Mac sales boost Apple's profits

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Apple has announced it's sold a record number of iPhones in the fourth fiscal quarter of this year, announcing the quarter as its "most profitable ever".

The company shifted 7.4 million iPhones - a seven per cent increase year-on-year. Macs are also doing well, Apple said it's sold 3.05 million Macs, 17 per cent more than a year ago.

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The iPhone is boosting Apple's bottom line
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Apple announced revenue of $9.87bn and profits of $1.67bn.

For more on this story see Apple: Best Mac, iPhone quarterly sales ever on CNET News.com.

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