Apple posted record profits in April 2011 after shipping an incredible 18 million iPhones and nearly 5 million iPads in the first three months of the year.

The new slimmer, lighter and more powerful iPad 2 satisfied the droves of Apple fans who queued for hours waiting for the second-gen device while still enticing some who bought the first. Its powerful spec can only increase Apple's stranglehold on the mobile gaming and app markets.

The company continues to help redefine the publishing industry and the way we consume our media, while the App Store harnesses the innovative spirit of developers across the world.

In other areas, the new 11-inch MacBook Air is even thinner and lighter than before and represents one of the finest design achievements in the company’s history, while at the other end of the market the MacBook Pro’s are more powerful than ever. There have been ructions aplenty in Apple's world this last year, but in terms of quality of product it's been business as usual.