Speaking of which, Korean firm LG also posted its highest ever smartphones sales quarter, shipping 10.3 million in the first.
But consider the company that is doubling their sales quarter after quarter.
According to the complaint, Shimoon in a telephone call with a cooperating witness disclosed third quarter 2009 sales figures for iPhone units and fourth quarter 2009 sales figures for iPod units.
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For example, Shimoon in an October 2009 telephone call disclosed third quarter 2009 sales figures for iPhone units and fourth quarter 2009 sales figures for iPod units, according to the criminal complaint filed against him.
And two, the company made comments about iPad sales that suggest September quarter sales were below Street consensus.
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First quarter smartphone sales rose 8 percent over the prior quarter, while unit sales of handsets fell 1 percent, according to NPD.
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As compared to the year ago period, fourth quarter sales were positively impacted by the recognition of textbook rental sales deferred from the third quarter.
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Speaking on Mac sales, this quarter's sales broke the prior quarterly record by over 400, 000 machines, with portable sales growing some 35 percent and representing 74 percent of all Macs moved.
Businesses and individuals just aren't spending enough to push sales up quarter after quarter.
Analyst estimates for Amazon Kindle Fire sales this quarter range from 2M to 5M.
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The store-brand pharmaceutical and nutritional-products maker saw higher sales last quarter, but revenue missed estimates again.
The iPad accounted for about a fourth of sales last quarter, while the Mac was at 14 percent.
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Apple bears have harped on the possibility of disappointing iPhone sales this quarter.
Premium retail has been a huge winner for Apple representing 20% of its Mac unit sales last quarter, up 34% year-over-year.
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Chipotle expects the cost of food to account for 33.5% of the sales this quarter up from 32.6% in the third quarter.
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Toyota, which enjoyed a robust 11% jump in sales last quarter as it sprinted past GM, still dropped output by 1% in March.
Wal-Mart's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 8.6% helped by a lower tax rate and expense controls, but it forecast flat U.S. same-store sales this quarter.
Verizon said that about 79% of all retail postpaid phone sales this quarter were smartphones with 44% of those upgrading being first time smartphone buyers.
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Smartphone sales last quarter jumped 87.2% year-over-year to about 101M units.
We expect this trio of growth engines to drive sales this quarter as well and believe that the company will see a further recovery in gross margins, aided by lower commodity costs.
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In a world where Apple's seeing its iPod sales sink quarter after quarter due to self-cannibalization from the iPad and iPhone, it's interesting (but appreciated) to see so much effort placed on the new iPod touch.
Apple just announced that it's sold 6.9 million of 'em during its financial fourth quarter, beating out the 6.1 million total first-gen iPhones sold in the previous five quarters -- and beating RIM's total sales this quarter, which Apple seems excited about.
He notes that PC sales were off in the calendar first quarter more than the company had expected, while tablet sales were also down quarter-over-quarter after a very strong Q4.
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The company may have an opportunity to edge up its lead in the upcoming quarter as Gartner analysts expect iPhone sales to decline quarter-on-quarter and smaller competitors, whose devices can run on Android, become more aggressive.
Forty-seven companies reported orders and sales were roughly the same as the previous quarter, 39 said sales increased and eight reported sales were down compared to the previous quarter.
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Apple smartphones have been losing out in the sales war with rival Samsung from South Korea and first quarter sales show the gaping divide.
However, since Apple will not benefit from delayed purchases as it did in the fourth quarter of 2011, Gartner analysts expect its sales to decline quarter-on-quarter.
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"In fact, the momentum has continued with April comparable sales trending at least as strong or better than first quarter sales in every area of the world, " he added.
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