Apple reported fiscal first quarter sales after the close of the market on Monday, for the period ending December 28. With record sales of 26 million iPads in the quarter, they have now sold approximately 198 million tablets since the launch of the line in 2010. They sold a record number of iPhones as well, 51 million units, in the period — but investment analysts had convinced themselves the company would sell closer to 57 million iPhones. Which makes the report a “disappointment” for Wall Street, despite better than expected profit of $13.1 billion (but a softer forecast than analysts […]