Apple blew by forecasts for its fourth quarter, reporting sharply higher profit on continued strong sales of iPods and Macintosh computers. The company said it ended the fiscal year with US$10 billion in cash. Apple said profit was $546 million on revenue of $4.84 billion, compared with $430 million in profit and $3.68 billion in sales a year ago.

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