While not a burden for some, there are many iPhone users out there that are stuck using the minimum 200MB data plan. Keeping track of your data usage is a bit of a hassle, but like everything else in life, there’s an app for that.

DataMan uses the built in data usage meter to easily tell you how much data you are using, whether it be with 3G or WiFi. Because it runs in the background, it can also inform you of when you get to certain data use thresholds (i.e. 50% data used, etc.). All you have to do to get the app working is to set up what day of the month your data usage starts and let it run.

The last feature, which is probably the neatest feature of all, is also the one that will irk many users. As you are using data, the app geotags your location so that you can see the places that you are online the most. Seeing your data use on a map is quite neat (although not all that useful), but it requires your location services to always be on. If you don’t like the feature, you’re out of luck because the geotagging isn’t an option that you can just turn off. Talk about a serious battery drain. On a device that already isn’t known for wonderful battery life, having something like a data tracker killing X% just by existing is a major bummer.

For a user who is perilously close to running out of data every month, an app like DataMan is an invaluable resource. With the inability to turn off location services though, you’ll have to be willing to sacrifice a bunch of battery life for the service to work.

[ DataMan Review is a post from 148Apps ]

Just in case you missed out on the tutorial about how to download all of your messages, videos, pictures, wall posts, etc. from Facebook — I thought I would provide you with a simple tutorial. Here is step-by-step guide on how to do it:

1. Click the Account drop-down menu at the top right and click on the Account Settings.

2. Go to the section where it says “Download Your Information.” Click on “Learn More.”

3. You will be taken to the Download page. Click on the Download button and hit the Download button again after a pop-up appears.

4. After hitting the Download button, Facebook will start to prepare all of your content into one single file. Then Facebook will e-mail you once they are done. It will be sent to the same e-mail address that you log in to Facebook with.

5. Once you click the link sent to your e-mail, you will be asked to verify your Facebook password. After typing in your password, click on Continue and then click Download now.

6. A ZIP file will be downloaded to your computer. After double-clicking on the ZIP file, it should automatically be unzipped in the same location as the ZIP file.

7. Within the unzipped Facebook folder, there is an index.html file that shows a simple version of your profile. It contains the data for your profile, wall, photos, videos, friends content, notes, events, and messages that was there before you started the download.

Below is a video demo of how to go about downloading your information from Facebook:

We just recently told you that the Skype mobile application has been made available for Google’s Android mobile operating system. This is great news as it brings the ability to make VoIP calls, instant message and video conference all from capable devices. However, it’s not the only such application on the market as Fring has some tricks up their sleeve as well.

In fact, Fring has just announced that their FringOut service will allow consumers to make VoIP calls for just 1 cent per minute. This service has been available on Symbian for some time now but has only just recently made the jump to Android most likely to combat Skype’s recent appearance.

For those who need clarification, yes, this means you will be able to utilize Fring to make phone calls for just 1 cent per minute through your data plan. Do I smell a day where we will no longer need a traditional voice package?

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Do you sometimes feel like 32GB of memory on your iPhone is not enough? You wish there was a way to add some additional GB to it? If so then rejoice because Air Stash will do that just for you.

Air Stash is some sort of USB stick mixed up with a SD card reader which communicates with your iPhone over wifi, allowing to share documents between the iPhone and the SD card. Check out this video to see it in action… Read More

When AT&T changed its data plans a few weeks ago, it put an end the the unlimited data plans for new iPhone customers. Existing customers were however offered the possibility to stay on those unlimited plan. Others decided to go to a cheaper capped data plan. The trick is once you give up your unlimited plan, you cannot go back to it.

That’s exactly what my friend Mathew did. He wanted to save a few bucks and downgraded to the $25 2GB plan but he quickly regretted his move. I was talking with Mathew the other day while preparing the TwiiPhone podcast when he told me he had found a way to get his iPhone back to the unlimited data plan.

I was very interested in hearing his story and how he managed to go back to the grandfathered unlimited data plan so he offered to email me all the details of the story. Here it is for you… Read More