US technology giant Apple Inc has reported a 24% increase in net profit, to $8.2 billion, for the July-September quarter, due to higher sales of iPhones. Higher international sales accounted for 60% of the quarterly revenue, which was up 27% on last year, at www.6 billion. In that period, Apple sold 26.9 million iPhones, an increase of 58% on the previous year.
Apple profits hit record high
