Top 5 Cooking Apps for iPhone and iPad

Gone are the days that frustrated chefs have to hoard bulky and dusty cook books from their mother’s library and drain their eyes, browsing for the perfect recipe. Today, all you need to do is download a cooking app for your well-loved iPhone and iPads and select the meal that you’ve been craving for and cook to your heart’s content.

ProxTube Allows International Users to Watch US-Only Youtube Videos

Good news to International Youtube fans! You will now be able to watch US-only Youtube videos with the help of ProxTube.

Hyundai Made Use of Monkeys To Test Car Durability

Hyundai recently gathered 40 babboons to test the durability of the new Hyundai i30 hatchback. Product manager Felicity Wood confirmed the news and said:

“At Hyundai we believe in new thinking, which is why we decided to take a new approach with this durability test. You have to be pretty brave to subject a car to the most rigorous quality testers in the world, and the monkeys certainly gave our New Generation i30 a thorough examination! The fact that it survived with only a few scrapes is testament to the way a modern Hyundai is designed and engineered. We really do give a monkey’s about building tough cars!”

AT&T’s HTC One X, Now On Sale

HTC fans can now get their hands on their latest HTC One X smartphone through AT&T. The HTC One X phone features an Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 version OS, 4.7-inch HD screen, an 8 MP camera, studio quality sound and 4G LTE data speeds.

AT&T offers both gray and white models of this latest HTC smarthphone. It can be yours for $199.99 with a 2 yr. contract, with free shipping.

Red PS3, to Arrive in Australia at the End of May

Sony picks Australia as the next country to launch the red PS3 game console. It was released in Japan last year and is set to launch in UK, this May 11, according to Amazon.

The red PS3 will hit the Australian shores on May 31 and is set to retail for AU$460 (US$470). This scarlet colored game console is the 320GB version that goes with two matching Dualshock 3 controllers.

A yellow PS3 is set to be launched, however Sony has yet to make an official announcement about it.

Nintendo to Release ‘Midnight Purple’ 3DS on May 20

Nintendo’s is set to launch a ‘Midnight Purple’ 3DS, this May 20, coinciding with the release of their new game, Mario Tennis Open.

Nintendo 3DS is a handheld gaming system that “lets users enjoy games and videos in 3D without the use of special glasses”.

This will be the fifth color for the handheld gaming system, joining Cosmo Black, Aqua Blue, Flame Red and Pearl Pink, in the list. The ‘Midnight Purple’ 3DS will retail for $169.99 in the U.S.

Josh Gad Tapped to Play Steve Wozniak in Upcoming Jobs’ Film

Broadways star Josh Gad is tapped to play, Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak in the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The independent film, will star Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and will start filming next month in Texas, with a tight budget of $5 million.

Gad is known for his starring role in the South Park creators’ musical “Book of Mormon” and has came out in movies, one of them is Love and Other Drugs.

Apple and Samsung Mediation, Set Next Month

Long time rivals Apple and Samsung are set to resolve their infringment dispute in a mediation, ordered by Judge Lucy Koh. The two giants are scheduled to meet in a San Francisco court, with magistrate judge Joseph J. Spero as the mediator on May 21 and 22.

Both Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung’s Choi Gee-sung have agreed to undergo mediation, following a year-long court case. These two giants have been battling over patent infringement and filing lawsuits against each other in different countries.

Motorola Droid RAZR Now Available for Pre-order in UK

Motorola announces its plan to launch the Motorola Droid RAZR in the UK on mid-May, through their official press release today. The pre-order period for their new handset begins today via Clove, Expansys, Amazon.co.uk and other Motorola authorised resellers.

The Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx smartphone supports an Android Gingerbread 2.3 OS and features a dual-core 1.2GHz processor and a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Advanced display.

You can get it through Clove and Expansys for £430.80 and £429.99, respectively.

Google’s Google Drive is Now Here!

Google has officially launched Google Drive, an online service that allows you to not only store and share data, it also allow you to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations online.

Google Drive also allows you to upload and access your files including videos, photos, Google Docs, PDFs and more.

When you sign up for this service, you will be provided a free 5 GB storage. If you need more space, you need to pay $4 USD per month for an additional 20 GB storage.

Google Drive is supported by PC, Mac and Android devices. Google is still working on its iOS version.