Apple has announced the  financial results for the third calendar quarter and fourth fiscal quarter of 2012. For the quarter, Apple posted revenue of $36.0 billion and net quarterly profit of $8.2 billion by selling 26.9 million iPhones, 14 million iPads, 4.9 million Macs, and 5.3 million iPods. Apple reported a total revenue profit of $41.7 billion for fiscal 2012, in fiscal 2011, Apple mad a profit of $25.9 billion. You can find graphics and read the full press release after the break. » Apple’s Q4 Earnings Report: $36B In Revenue and $8.2B In Profit

Asymco has released data on operating profits among the eight top mobile phone vendors for the first quarter of 2012. And “not surprisingly” you can see that 99% of the mobile phone market profits are made by Apple and Samsung. Infact last quarter 75% was taken by Apple which dropped slightly to 73% now  and Samsung is growing fastest from 16% last quarter to 26% now. » Apple & Samsung Claim 99% of Profits Among Top Mobile Phone Vendors