Motorola Partner on WiMax (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - (Internet advertising) Sprint (NYSE: FON) has

Motorola Partner on WiMax (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - (Internet advertising) Sprint (NYSE: FON) has

Sprint, Motorola Partner on WiMax (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sprint (NYSE: FON) has hooked up with Motorola (NYSE: MOT) to roll out a next-generation wireless broadband service that promises to offer users an array of multimedia options based on the relatively new WiMax networking technology.

Norway's Opera Software signs Motorola phone deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Norwegian Internet browser firm OperaSoftware has agreed with U.S. mobile phone group Motorolato expand an existing contract and license its browserfor Motorola phones for three years, Opera said on Friday.

Moving Beyond Ringtones (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - First, there were musical ringtones. Then came"ring-back"tones -- tunes that play while a caller waits for someone to pick up a mobile phone. Now cell phones are offering streaming music, with access to online music stores on the way.

Facebook an Internet Sensation on Campus (AP)
AP - Pamela Elder, a junior at Georgia State University, got hooked when she found some old high school classmates. Next she used the online yearbook of yearbooks to track down people she hadn't seen since grade school. No wonder the Facebook is an Internet sensation at campuses across the nation.

EBay Bidder Pays$351,100 For Lunch With Warren Buffett (TechWeb)
TechWeb - A bidder on EBay Inc. has won a power lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett for$351,100.

Belgium Web Site Helps Gov't Cut Red Tape (AP)
AP - Belgians suffering under a morass of contradictory, complicated or just plain absurd regulations have for two years had a place to make their complaints known: a Web site called Kafka set up by their government.

Other Countries'Experts Criticize U.S. Internet Decision (TechWeb)
TechWeb - What is being seen as U.S. insistence on controlling the Internet's root servers is drawing fire.

India's VSNL Completes Acquisition Of Tyco's Global Network (TechWeb)
TechWeb - India's largest provider of international telecommunications and Internet services has finished acquiring the former Tyco Global Network.

Best Live 8 Viewing to Be Found Online (AP)
AP - In Berlin, Green Day proclaimed its majesty with a cover of Queen's"We Are the Champions"as R.E.M. performed"Man on the Moon"in London. And R.E.M. hadn't left the stage before Tim McGraw began singing"Live Like You Were Dying"in Rome.

Rock museum settles suit with Jewish rock Web site (Reuters)
Reuters - After settling a trademarkinfringement suit with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame andMuseum in Cleveland, a new Web site honoring Jewish rockerswith a"Shul of Rock"and"Challah Fame"is open for business.