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Investor's Business Daily - The spread of cell phones in emerging markets like Africa may help more people get savings accounts. One effort to encourage so-called "microsavings" recently received a $12.5 mil grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Many poor people in rural regions don't have bank accounts because it's not worth the long trip to a town to deposit money. A cell phone could become a way of recording a bank balance, with the phone number serving as an account number. ...No tag for this post.

NewsFactor - A price war is erupting as the nation's major wireless carriers struggle to attract new customers and keep the ones they have. Just last month, Boost Mobile (a subdivision of Sprint) announced it would offer an unlimited calling plan for a flat $50 fee.No tag for this post.

Macworld.com - For its latest iPhone diversion, developer Ngmoco aims to give iPhone and iPod touch owners all the joys of having their very own pet with almost none of the housebreaking. The newly announced Touch Pets Dogs promises to combine the connectivity of a social network with the fun of playing with puppies- creating a pet simulator game for a new generation.No tag for this post.