Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares climbed back towards record highs from the start of this year after the iPhone maker beat expectations for quarterly sales as festive demand surged and product delays during December were overcome. With 785mln people now subscribing to its music streaming and gaming businesses, chief executive Tim Cook suggested Apple will start looking at developing products for augmented reality (AR), with the company also developing plans for an AR headset and glasses in the next year or so as it looks to move into the Metaverse.