another record quarter thanks to MacBook Pro and the iPad 2

Apple has posted a net profit almost doubled to well above expectations for the second quarter of fiscal offset, worn by the continued success of iPhones. "With a 83% increase in turnover and 95% of profits.

The iPhone has confirmed its role as an engine of growth for Apple. American society publishes quarterly results marked by iPhone sales doubled in one year. 18650000 Apple phones were sold between January and March, which corresponds to 11.9 billion in sales.

The iPad however does not show the same dynamism. Sales of shelf reached only 4.69 million during the quarter, while analysts were expecting more than 6 million. To explain these, Apple highlights the strategy of some consumers who preferred to wait for the launch of the iPad 2 in March.
Highly anticipated, new MacBook Pro and 2 have the iPad, logically,given a sacred boost Apple results. Thus, the overall Mac sales totaled3.76 million units (+28%), but it is mainly laptops (MacBook, MacBookAir, MacBook Pro) that served as the springboard, with an increase of53%.

Apple patent application reveals plans for external battery pack

Way back in September of last year, Apple filed a patent-infringement suit against HyperMac, the folks behind these external batteries. At the time, it looked like Apple was protecting its patented MagSafe power connector, but a newly released USPTO application for a "Power Adapter with Internal Battery" might reveal a more accurate view of the company's litigious motivations. From the look of things, the



 outfit intends to make its mark on juicing solutions with what is basically a wall charger packing an internal battery. According to the patent filing, the contraption would include a processor for parceling energy to the host device as well as the adapter, and could also incorporate a supplemental energy source like a solar cell. Among other things, it would also communicate with the device being charged to allow users to monitor the juice stored in the extra battery. If the thing does end up making it to market, it looks like HyperMac could have a whole lot more trouble on its hands than a little patent-infringement suit.