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Virgin Mobile offers plans just for Facebook
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In this tech-news roundup:
- Learn about a new prepaid plan on Virgin that lets you fine-tune your mobile bill. You can even just pay for data use on specific apps.
- A new app from Internet.org aims to make the Web more accessible in poor countries. Facebook, Google, Wikipedia and several other sites are free to access in Zambia for Airtel mobile customers.
- BlackBerry launches a beta BBM app for Windows Phone. The app for Android and iPhone
may also be getting a redesign. - Amazon is giving away 30 apps for free, normally worth $100. But the deal won’t last long.
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