So when did this all begin? Wikipedia entry for Siri says

Siri was founded in December 2007 by Dag Kittlaus (CEO), Adam Cheyer (VP Engineering), and Tom Gruber (CTO/VP Design), together with Norman Winarsky from SRI International’s venture group.

Siri lets you send messages, set you calender, make calls it is a natural voice recognition software which can understand natural accent, it can talk back too.
It can search for information when you ask a question to it and then answers back! Like say apple has this example:

So when you ask “Any good burger joints around here?” Siri will reply “I found a number of burger restaurants near you.” Then you can say “Hmm. How about tacos?” Siri remembers that you just asked about restaurants, so it will look for Mexican restaurants in the neighborhood. And Siri is proactive, so it will question you until it finds what you’re looking for.

Siri is such a proactive topic that people who have android based phones are looking for Siri for android, Google recorded “siri android, siri for android, siri 3gs, siri funny” terms to have been in trends.
So you still have your iPhone 4? iPhone 4 might get Siri says this Engadget post Siri ported to an iPhone 4, old phone learns a new trick (Update: Better performance!)
It says “thanks to the efforts of developer Steven Troughton-Smith and the folks at 9to5 Mac” iPhone 4 might get Siri as well.
Current hack is missing the a GPU driver which is keeping iPhone 4S’s Siri performance so smooth, although iPhone 4 doesn’t have dual core processor its successor has but due to efforts of Mr. Steven Troughton-Smith he has vastly improved the performance of Siri on iPhone 4.

Kate Gosselin

The dream Kate Gosselin expressed recently on the Today show about her reality show, Kate Plus 8, built around her life raising teenagers has been dashed. TLC cancelled the show ‘Kate Plus 8′ originally began as ‘Jon and Kate Plus 8′ but name changed after sixth season. In a statement TLC announced that the show would not be renewed, the network said: “By the end of this season Kate Plus 8 will have hit the 150 episode mark (including Jon & Kate Plus 8), an exceptional milestone.” It was being produced by Figure 8 Films, a reality TV show featuring Jon , Kate {parents} and their 8 kids
Kate Gosselin however reacted in a series of eight tweets {Kate Plus 8} on her twitter account:{twin daughters and sextuplets}, the show documenting Kate Gosselin’s trials raising her eight children.
The show began as ‘Jon and Kate Plus 8′ but during fifth season due to allegations of cheating on both Jon and Kate when Jon was spotted with a women named Deanna and was alleged of cheating they denied it later Kate was reported having an affair with one of her bodyguards, Steve Neild. Kate denied allegations and said she needed bodyguard for her protection. This melodrama was to be sorted in the fifth season they both denied allegations and stated they are devoted to their children and rejected any cheating allegations but they agreed they didn’t know where their relationship was going. On June 22, 2009 legal proceedings underwent and their ten year old marriage ended in a divorce! thus the show became “Kate Plus 8″.
Criticism has been raised about the exploitation of their children and the mental distress, but Kate denied such allegations and reported the children were healthy and happy.
An investigation by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Labor Law Compliance found that“The activity being filmed was spontaneous. However, children introduced episodes of the television show and transitions. DVDs and other merchandise were sold involving the children’s appearance. Lighting was placed in the home for the show and there was product placement in some episodes.” And due to the reasons stated the kids were considered to be working on the show, and thus the show was required to obtain work permits for the kids, which it did not do.

The Gosselins drew huge viewership and ratings to the network when the cheating allegations were made especially when Jon and Kate divorced. After that the ratings dwindled as viewers watching Kate go on trips and receive the VIP treatment with her eight children.
The show’s last episode is set to air September 12th and the Gosselin family is expected to still make appearances on the network in the future. “TLC hopes to check in with Kate and the family periodically with specials in the future,” “We didn’t want Kate to completely freak out on us.”the statement said.
Kate Gosselin however reacted in a series of Eight Tweets {Kate Plus Eight} on her twitter account:

1/manyWe’ve had a great run! Six years of whirlwind funfilled adventures thanks to TLC and our many many supportive &diehard fans! Cont…

2/manyWhile it is very sad for me and the kids (there were many tears at the breakfast table this morning!), we areCont…

3/manywe are looking forward with great anticipation to our bright future!As is very typical for me, I am choosing toCont…

4/manyAs is very typical for me, I am choosing to see the positive in this situation and I am excited to consider theCont…

5/manyI am excited2consider many more invigorating opportunities that may come my way!I poured my entire self in2 last 6 yrs of ‘Kate+8′

6/manyI poured my entire self in2 the last6years of ‘Kate Plus 8′ & I can’t wait2have the chance2challenge myself again w future endeavors!

7/manyIn the meanX,I hope 2have more time4motivational speaking,book writing &other fun work opportunities that come my way…Cont..

8/many…And maybe even some dating??!!We wish our fans well. And remember, this is not ‘goodbye’.I prefer to say ‘See you around!’Xoxo

On April 18th, hoses, which were being used to inject water into the reactor of Unit 1 to 3 were replaced, (Injection temporarily suspended). After restarting the pump, they confirmed that no significant changes existed with regard to the operation of each pumps and plant parameters.
Operation cooling of spent fuel:
Water spray by the concrete pumping vehicle to the fuel spent pool of Unit 3 was started and finished at 3:02 pm on 18th April.
On April 18th, they conducted spraying dust inhibitor in order to prevent diffusion of radioactive materials onto the ground. They attempted this on trial basis around the Centralized Radiation Waste Treatment Facility in the range of approximately 1,200 m2.

Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station:
Units 1 to 4: shutdown due to the earthquake

Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Station:
Units 1, 5, 6, 7: normal operation
Units 2 to 4: outage due to regular inspection

[Thermal Power Station]
Hirono Thermal Power Station Units 2 and 4: Shutdown due to the earthquake
Hitachinaka Thermal Power Station Unit 1: Shutdown due to the earthquake
Kashima Thermal Power Station Unit 6: Shutdown due to the earthquake

[Hydro Power Station]
Power supply has returned to normal and facilities damaged by the earthquake are now being handled in a timely manner.

[Impacts on Transmission Facilities]
Power supply has returned to normal and facilities damaged by the earthquake are now being handled in a timely manner.

[Avoidance of further Implementation on Planned Rolling Blackouts and Request for Conserving Electricity Consumption]
TEPCO reported

Currently, we are working to restore electricity supply after our nuclear and thermal power facilities were severely damaged by Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake. The widespread understanding and cooperation of our customers to conserve electricity have contributed to the improvement of this tight power supply-demand balance situation.
Amidst this backdrop, since the electricity supply will be able to balance with the demand for the time being, we have decided not to
implement further rolling blackouts in principle. However, we must sincerely ask for your continued cooperation in reducing
electricity consumption due to the possible increase in demand caused by warmer weather or unexpected trouble at power stations that are currently being restored to service. In case the electricity supply-demand balance becomes tighter than expected, as stated, we may reluctantly restart the implementation of rolling blackouts. We kindly ask for your cooperation.
We will do our best to maintain this policy of avoiding further implementation of rolling blackouts during the summer.

Kelly Clarkson's Twitter profile image

She is heading back to American Idol, yeah She won 2002 inaugural season of the American Idol. And later she was runner-up in World Idol in 2003. But news doesn’t end there she would be singing Don’t You Wanna Stay with country singer Jason Aldean on 14th April, Thursday’s results show! The same song the two sang in November that went on to become number 1 on the Billboard country music charts. Rihanna will also make an appearance on Thursday’s results show.
Here is a bonus fact from Wikipedia, Clarkson is the only American Idol participant to become No. 1 in UK.
Born April 24, 1982 Clarkson announced via her Facebook page that her fifth studio album would hit stores in September and she went on to say that it is “influenced by Prince, Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow, Radiohead and there’s a little bit of a country vibe/influence on a couple of songs.”
She sang in a charity gig “You Still Won’t Know What It’s Like”, a new track which she described “so breathtaking that it doesn’t even need a melody and lyrics”.
Her producer, Rodney Jerkins gave an idea as to what to expect from her in the album “A called “I Forgive You” that me and Lauren Christy did is just crazy pop-rock. The first person who came to mind to sing it was Kelly Clarkson, so I sent it immediately and got a response that night.” “She came out to record,” he told. “The energy was great and I just finished mixing it. She nailed it.” “I think we can get back in the studio to do a couple more things,” he told.
Clarkson revealed that her favorite track from the upcoming album is called ‘You Love Me’, and hinted a possible duet too.
Kelly Clarkson revealed in a tweet that she “might have a bit of a crush” on American Idol contestant Casey Abrams. Abrams retweeted her message, which then of course appeared in his own tweet stream. She wrote “I might have a bit of a crush on Casey on American Idol this season. He’s super cute and obviously super talented. Great job tonight man!”
In another note she visited an orphanage during a charity trip to Cape Town, South Africa, the singer met the residents of the House of Hope, an organisation, which looks after abused and abandoned children from HIV. She wrote her experience on her Facebook page “I just got back from Africa and had so much fun! I got to hang with the House Of Hope kids and go on a mini safari with some friends and family. I love South Africa! I love those kids even more.”
“If you don’t know, House of Hope is an orphanage in South Africa that I got involved with a little over a year ago. They house around 30 kids right now and have had a rough life but you wouldn’t know it because they are the greatest kids with the best hearts, laughs, and smiles!”

Kelly Clarkson at Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night XVII (Photo Courtsey: contactmusic.com)

Earlier in March she hit the stage on Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night XVII, held at JW Marriot Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. and wrote on her Facebook page “I had such an amazing weekend! I got the chance to be a part of Fight Night in Arizona and I had such a great time! I can’t wait to come back next year! I made some new friends with some big hearts and it was just a very inspiring weekend. Please find a few charities and/or causes and give your time, heart and/or money because we are all so blessed even when we think we’re not have an awesome day everybody!

- as reported by Xinhua