“Our record revenue and strong operating margins drove EPS to a new all-time record with double-digit growth and allowed us to return over $30 billion to shareholders,” Apple CFO Kevan Parekh said.

For example, if you are hanging a painting on the wall and want it level with the floor, place the iPhone flat against the wall. This tells the device you are working on a vertical axis.

Wall Street analysts appeared to breathe a sigh of relief after Apple's (AAPL) first quarter earnings modestly beat analysts' forecasts and the company’s explanation of falling iPhone sales in ...