Apple sells record number of iPhones in blockbuster holiday quarter<article>
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Record revenue from iPhone and Mac sales helped Apple bring in $74.6 billion in revenue last quarter, up from $57.6 billion a year earlier.</p><p>
The company's next new product, the highly anticipated Apple Watch, will start shipping in April, CEO Tim Cook said on a conference call to discuss the financial results.</p><p>
Income for the quarter, which ended Dec. 27 and included the important holiday shopping period, was $18 billion, up from $13.1 billion in the same quarter last year. Earnings per share came in at $3.06 compared with $2.07 a year earlier.</p><p>
Record revenue from iPhone and Mac computer sales helped the company's results, Cook said in a news release. iPhone sales totalled 74.5 million units, the company said. Sales outside the U.S. accounted for 65 percent of revenue.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2876534/apple-sells-record-number-of-iphones-in-blockbuster-holiday-quarter.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple sells record number of iPhones in blockbuster holiday quarter
