
Bill Gates sketched out <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060316/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_gates">a vision for the future</A> Wednesday in which a cell phone will become a "digital wallet," able to receive e-mail and even scan business cards, while computers and TVs will merge. Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, also wants to "redefine the way that citizens think about how they work with government and how efficient communication takes place," Gates told about 300 political, business and academic leaders from Canada, Latin America and the United States at the company's Government Leaders Forum.