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• Study disputes predictions of coming spectrum crunch

  Widely accepted projections of a shortage of mobile spectrum may not be as dire as many analysts in the mobile and tech sectors are making it out to be, according to a new study.

• Amazon redesigning site for tablets, report says

  Online retailer Amazon.com is reportedly redesigning its Web site, which sells everything from books to electronics and handbags, with a focus on supporting tablet computer users.

• Feds move to block AT&T-T-Mobile merger

  The U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday moved to block the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile.

• AT&T-T-Mobile merger will hurt wireless market, says Yankee Group

  T-Mobile customers who expect to get better prices from the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/032011-att-tmobile-acquisition-pundits.html">proposed AT&amp;T merger</a> should think again, according to a new Yankee Group report.

• Facebook fights California privacy push

  California is considering legislation that would tighten Facebook's privacy practices, and the social network is not happy about it.

• Royal wedding could be royal pain for IT

  If your corporate network starts to get a bit sluggish Friday, you might have to blame Prince William and Kate Middleton.

• Extreme roadmap plots broader view of mobility

  Extreme Networks' <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/030111-extreme-networks-mobile.html">new product roadmap</a> has a catchy name -- Make Your Network Mobile -- but it might be a little misleading since the plan has little to do with iPhones, tablets or moving around between cellular and Wi-Fi networks.

• Hot e-reader sales will continue into 2011, Gartner says

  Global sales of e-readers like Amazon.com's Kindle will reach 6.6 million devices by the end of 2010, and then jump 68 per cent to 11 million devices in 2011 as it battles popular media tablets such as Apple's iPad, Gartner said Wednesday.

• T-Mobile kicks off sales of Galaxy Tab

  The Samsung Galaxy Tab T-Mobile USA kicked off sales of Samsung's 7-in. Galaxy Tab tablet computers today, with other U.S. carriers soon to follow suit.

• Wireless networks, apps gaining ground in unlikely places

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Mobile and wireless applications are already profoundly affecting underdeveloped areas of the world, experts on a "Future of Mobile" panel said at the EmTech@MIT 2010 conference here Wednesday.

• Google tests instant search feature

  The Internet is abuzz with talk about a new search feature that Google has been trying out.

• Analysing VMware's move to give away its hypervisor

  VMware made a long-anticipated move on July 22 when it announced that its ESXi hypervisor would be free. That doesn't mean VMware customers can avoid pricey fees for support and management tools, though. In this FAQ we answer some key questions about VMware's newly free hypervisor.