New York (AFP) – Apple reported solid profits on rising revenues Thursday, but the tech giant’s iPhone sales missed estimates while it saw slowing growth in services revenues. Profits edged up one percent to $20.7 billion, on an eight percent rise in revenues to $90.1 billion in Apple’s fiscal fourth quarter ending September 24. Shares edged lower in after-hours trading, a much better response than that of Facebook parent Meta and other tech giants that have plunged after results in recent days. Those other tech behemoths have upset investors with varying problems ranging from weak online adv…