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Liveblog: Apple’s Q1 2013 earnings call on January 23

iPhone 5 demand and the holiday season will surely dominate the earnings call.

Apple plans to announce earnings for the first fiscal quarter of 2013 on January 23, 2013 at 2pm PDT (5pm EDT). The results will be followed by the typical conference call where Apple executives will delve deeper into the results and answer questions from analysts.

The recent speculation about iPhone 5 demand will undoubtedly dominate the analyst Q&A part of the call, and we fully expect Apple's executives to report that the iPhone 5 is selling just fine. But since this is the first fiscal quarter of the year and it encompasses the 2012 holiday season, we expect nearly all of Apple's numbers to look impressive. iPad minis were undoubtedly a hot gift item in addition to the piles of iPod touches, iPhones, (full-size) iPads, and Macs that Apple typically sells during the first quarter. But even the iPad mini wasn't on sale for the full first fiscal quarter, meaning we may only get a taste for what demand is really like for the shrunken-down tablet.

Ars will be doing a liveblog of the earnings call and the fiscal results, so check back on Wednesday to watch and participate in the comments. The earnings call is scheduled to take place on January 23, 2013 at 2pm Pacific Daylight Time (see when the liveblog starts in your own timezone).

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