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For the fiscal 2010 third quarter that ended June 26, Apple shipped 9.4 million iPods, compared to 10.2 in the same period a year-ago. However, according to the latest info from the NPD Research Group, it still accounts for over 70% of the US market for MP3 players — as it has for years.

In fact, as Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer points out, the iPod is the top selling MP3 player internationally and growing in popularity in almost every country.

In the the fiscal 2010 third quarter that ended June 26, Apple sold 8.4 million iPhones, including over 1.7 million iPhone 4s in the initial five countries in which it went on sale. Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook said the demand for the iPhone 4 has been “phenomenal.”

”Antennagate” or note, he said that Apple is selling every iPhone 4 it can make.

For those of you who have forecast the impending demise of the Mac, well, forecast again. Fo the fiscal 2010 third quarter that ended June 26, Apple shipped 34.7 million Macs, beating their previous-best ever quarter by over 100,000.

That’s year-over-year growth of 33%, compared to 22% growth for the market overall, based on the latest stats by the IDC research group.

Apple Chief Operating Office Office Tim Cook said that most Mac sales were still in the consumer market, but that there are signs it’s gaining group in the business and enterprise markets.

If you listen closely, you can hear ’em singing Abba’s “Money, Money, Money” at One Infinite Loop because Apple has announced great financial results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter that ended June 26.

Amid indications that Apple Inc. is ratcheting up its iPad production targets to meet booming demand, iSuppli Corp. (http://www.isuppli.com) is ratcheting up its shipment forecast as well.

iSuppli now predicts Apple will ship 12.9 million iPads in 2010, an increase from the previous forecast issued April 2 of 7.1 million units. Shipments will rise to 36.5 million in 2011 and 50.4 million in 2012, predicts the research group.