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Apple Sales Up

Tech giant Apple has revealed that quarterly sales have risen to a record high, with the fourth quarter showing 4% growth to US$37.5bn. Full-year sales were at US$171bn. Annual profits were at US$37bn, marginally down on the last 12 months.

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