Kickstarter, the crowd-funding portal, has a lot of interesting “projects” that are seeking backing, but …

Mobile devices are making the world go round. A study by the World Bank and infoDev titled “Information and Communications for Development 2012” found that an estimated three-quarters of the world’s people have access to a mobile device. The number of worldwide mobile subscriptions grew from less than 1 billion in 2000 to over 6 billion today, the study said. …

Many of us remember how liberating mobile phones were when it came to meeting people: “Which street corner was that again?” “Should I buy tickets for both of us?” “Sorry, I’m running late.” A start-up called Twist, though, believes phones can make the process much more convenient — by automatically handling some of those messages. With an iPhone app, the …