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For Apple’s quarter ended two weeks ago, the most important metric that analysts are looking at is how many iPhones have been sold between January 1st and March 31st. About 48 analysts have been polled and the number has been evenly divided between professional and independent sources. The independent sources tend to go on a limb than the pros. Wall Street analysts have been predicting between a range of 26 million to 33.1 million. The average by Wall Street analysts is 30.5 million, which makes year-over-year unit sales increase by about 63.8%. The independent analysts peg the number at about 37.2 million, which is a 99.9% increase from the same quarter last year. The average here is about 35 million iPhones being sold, which is an 88.5% increase year over year.

This iPhone case will add five pounds to the weight of your phone, but it promises to stop a .50 caliber round. The case has a one-inch thick steel plating on the back and is costs only $650. The front of the phone is exposed so you can still touch the screen and there is a hole etched out where the camera lens is. I can’t imagine in what situation you would be in where your phone would need protection from bullets, but it’s nice to know that there are options. [Gizmodo]