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In the wake of this week's leak of the next-generation iPhone after an employee left the device in Redwood City, California bar, much has been made of Apple's tight security standards regarding its unreleased products. One tidbit of note shared by Bloomberg today is that the list of Apple personnel authorized to carry pre-release products like the iPhone in question is personally overseen by Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

List of Apple Employees Authorized to Carry Pre-Release iPhones Personally Monitored by Steve Jobs

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Apple set yet another quarterly earnings record Tuesday, blowing Wall Street estimates out of the water. It posted revenues of $13.5 billion, way ahead of Street estimates of $12.09 billion, for its fiscal second quarter. Net income was $3.07 billion or $3.33 a share, where Street estimates had pegged it at $2.45. Gross margins were almost 42 percent, compared to about 40 percent a year ago.

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