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My O2 app for iPhone updated - now you can check your data usage!

Just a little note to announce an exciting new update to the My O2 iPhone app. You asked and we delivered: now you can check on your data usage from within the App as well as your minute and text allowances. If you haven’t done so already, we recommend that you download the My O2 app from the App Store immediately. It’s free and won’t take long at all to download, but it lets you monitor and control your O2 account without having to log in on your computer. Handy, eh?

The App Spotlight: Quaso

In our series of interviews so far, we’ve looked at how mobile apps have revolutionized video games and satnavs, but this week, we’re changing tack. Quaso is a popular new puzzle app that’s taken the iPhone by storm - but unlike Cut The Rope, it comes from a handwritten, pencil and paper game.

Top 10 apps for comic book aficionados

Batman Live graces the O2 Arena in London this week, and we’ve gone comic mad. As well as going behind the scenes to discover how the dark knight made the leap to the stage, we’ve rounded up our favourite comic book apps of all time right here. Whatever platform you pledge allegiance to, we’ve got something for you. Read on!

The App Spotlight: Waze

In the second installment of our new series going behind the scenes with the world's most popular apps, we're looking at Waze, a satnav app with a twist: it crowd sources all its maps from its users…

Grub without a grant: How your mobile unlocks cheap eats at uni!

Heading off to university? Even if you never iron a shirt for the duration of your degree, you’ll need to learn how to cook. But, with smartphone in hand, not only can you learn on the double, but save money doing so.

If you're a student spendthrift with Masterchef aspirations, read on, and we'll show you how it's done.

Top five back to college apps

The Summer holidays may have only just started, but they end all too soon, and if youʼre headed back to college, itʼs time to get prepared with these apps. Fire them up, and theyʼll ease you into education again in no time.

Ten point bluffer's guide to Freshers Week

Forget exams, forget qualifications and finding a career: your first seven days at university are all about Freshers Week. It's a chance to find your feet in a new town, and make a ton of new friends.

Still not sure where to start though? Check out our indispensable bluffer's guide, complete with tips on how your mobile can see you through to the first weekend of university life.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: 10 PlayStation classics you should own

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is the realisation of a gaming fan’s dreams: A cutting edge mobile phone with dedicated gaming controls and a growing library of top notch titles, complimenting a great Android experience. It’s the once-mythical PlayStation phone made a reality, and it’s coming to O2.

With so many PlayStation classics reborn for the Android age and headed to the Xperia Play, we’ve put together a top 10 games to download on day one of ownership. Jump in!

Symbian festival apps: turn your mobile into a multi-talented festival essential

With the right apps, your Symbian phone can be transformed into the best festival tool you could wish for. From sharing your festival exploits on Twitter to generating amazing playlists and predicting the weather. We've selected the 10 ultimate Symbian apps for festival season.

Windows Phone 7 apps for festival-goers: 10 summer must-haves!

A Windows Phone 7 smartphone is more than a slick communication device, it can transform into the the perfect festival tool with the right apps nestling in its memory. We've toured the virtual aisles of the Windows Phone Marketplace and kicked the tires of tonnes of apps that can power-up your festival going. Read on for our pick of the very best Windows Phone 7 apps this summer…