Webwire: Apple profit grows 125%; Vodafone seeks new India partner

Staff writer
20 Jul 2011
00:00

Apple quarterly profit grows 125%

Apple posted yet another quarter of record results in its Q3, growing profit 125% to $7.31 billion, on 82% higher revenue of $28.57 billion.

The Australian

Vodafone in talks over new India partner

Vodafone is in talks with at least two private equity firms to find a new partner for Indian venture Vodafone Essar, sources say. The company will need to offload at least 1% to comply with foreign ownership laws, and may sell that amount to existing Indian investors and then a larger stake to a new foreign partner.

Economic Times

Baidu launches browser, reaches music accord

Chinese search engine Baidu has launched a beta version of its long-anticipated web browser, and has also agreed to pay music labels to offer songs through its music services, settling a long-running piracy dispute.

Wall Street Journal

Bloomberg

Twitter to remain simple: CEO

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has pledged to keep the site simple even as it expands rapidly, indicating it will not wade in to the feature war between Facebook and Google+.

All Things Digital

US authorities detain 16 in Anonymous probe

The US FBI has arrested 16 people from across the nation in connection with hacking crimes including the attack on the PayPal website by hacker collective Anonymous.

Agence France-Presse

Chinese web users hit 485m

The number of Chinese internet users grew to 485 million by end-June, according to government statistics, but this still represents a mere 36% penetration rate.

Reuters

Hulu said to sweeten pot with guaranteed content

Hulu will offer potential buyers a guaranteed five-year access to shows developed by the streaming site's current media company owners, including Disney and NBC, sources say. Another source claims Microsoft has dropped out of the Hulu auction.

Bloomberg12

Yahoo lifts Q2 net even as revenue falls

Yahoo lifted its second-quarter profit 11.3% to $237 million, even as revenue fell to $1.1 billion, with search advertising revenue declining 15%.

MarketWatch

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