News Alert: Apple earnings sail past estimates

	Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4:51:25 PM TECHNOLOGY NEWS ALERT Apple earnings sail past estimates After uncharacteristically tepid sales in the July-to-September quarter, Apple came back with a vengeance in last three months of 2011, vastly exceeding analyst estimates and setting new records. Apple says it sold 37 million iPhones in the quarter, double the figure of the previous quarter and more than twice as many as it sold in last year's holiday quarter. Net income in the fiscal first quarter was $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per share. That was up 118 percent from $6 billion, or $6.43 per share, a year ago. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/apple-doubles-iphone-sales-in-holiday-quarter-sailing-past-analyst-estimates/2012/01/24/gIQAcNfIOQ_story.html Or visit washingtonpost.com/business/technology. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy