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The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Joe Giudice has reunited with his father-in-law in Italy. Teressa Giudice’s father, Giacinto Gorga, husband were seen smiling and hugging while enjoying a nice rustic dinner. The Italian native was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement back on October 11, where at the time he was flown immediately back to his home country after being in Immigrations and Customs Enforcement custody since March. Giudice is still awaiting the verdict on his deportation appeal....

Update: It looks like Apple removed the images of the refreshed keyboard after we published this story. A refreshed version of the Apple Wireless Keyboard appears to be on the way as an updated model was spotted today on Apple’s Czech Republic online store (via letemsvetemapplem.eu). While Apple appears to have let the image of the new keyboard leak early, it hasn’t updated the accompanying description for the product to mention new features....

Glean Data Across Profiles From a Single Page Instead of making you go to separate pages for Twitter and Facebook Sprout simplified the design by rolling all profiles into one page. The new right-side navigation bar lets you choose your network, then filter by profile and message type so you can see the content that is most relevant to you. Similar to the previous version, you also can export a CSV file based on your filters right from the navigation bar....

Ever heard of Replika? Well, the AI chatbot has heard of you and wants to be your friend. To some, this might sound like an example of technology having gone too far and the first step on the road to the Be Right Back episode of Black Mirror, but to others, Replika has the potential to be an important lifeline. Chatbots are nothing new considering they are used by a variety of companies as a point of contact for consumers....

Apple is reportedly gearing up for retail changes next month that will introduce new accessory displays and reduce the quantity of third-party products. The report from Macotakara points to new accessory displays at Apple’s recently opened Upper East Side store (pictured above) and the store’s revamped design, noting that Apple plans to revamp the accessories at other stores in a “premium” manner starting next month. Part of the redesigned stores will include new accessory displays and packaging, according to the report:...

Apple infamously unveiled AirPower alongside the iPhone X and Apple Watch Series 3 in September 2017 with a vague ‘2018’ availability promise. In June, the product was still nowhere to be seen and Bloomberg reported on the major issues delaying the AirPower release, saying that the project had been pushed back to fall. With the September 2018 event now over, and even fewer mentions of AirPower on the Apple website, the prospects of the product being released in the last few months of 2018 are certainly bleak....

Being able to automate locking and unlocking your front door is one of the easiest ways to transform your house into a smart home and enter the age of the Jetsons. Dom reviewed the first August Smart Lock (reg. $199) last year, and August has released updated hardware with a feature Apple fans will want. The updated August Smart Lock (reg. $229) features HomeKit support and a slightly tweaked design (magnetic battery cover, lock orientation notch, grooved edges)....

Ever since the iPad Pro came out, it seemed like an obvious third-party accessory would be a case that could also hold a Pencil. However, six months on, the number of iPad Pro cases with good Apple Pencil compatibility is still pretty small. You are by no means spoilt for choice if you are looking to buy an iPad Pro case with Apple Pencil holder. The Dux ($59.95) is a solid attempt at such a case, a lightweight 12....

Writer-director Rian Johnson defended Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s version of Luke Skywalker from comparisons to his portrayal in The Rise of Skywalker during an interaction on Twitter. Johnson’s The Last Jedi was a critically-acclaimed box office success that nevertheless divided Star Wars fans with the ways it continued the story of The Force Awakens, particularly when it came to its portrayal of Luke as an older and disillusioned Jedi master....

Rick and Morty’s season 4 episode 3, “One Crew Over the Crewcoo’s Morty”, is ostensibly a satire of the heist genre. However, by the end of the episode, the true target of the episode’s mockery is clear: Netflix and its movie strategy. The latest Rick and Morty episode is a slaphappy romp, following a series of increasingly madcap heist storylines. Although the situation initially appears to be the result of a run-in with heist artist Miles Knightly, the entire situation, it turns out, is all part of Rick’s ultimate heist: stealing Morty’s enthusiasm for his heist screenplay project....

Excitement for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is building ahead of the movie’s release this December, with Disney beginning to slam their foot firmly on the marketing accelerator. Toys, books and various other merchandise has hit stores and information about the movie is only going to increase as we enter the final few weeks of waiting. Much intrigue surrounds many of the good guys from the saga, such as Daisy Ridley’s Rey, John Boyega’s Finn and Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker....

The Avengers game in development by award-winning development studio Crystal Dynamics might be targeting the next generation of consoles. A job listing posted by the studio indicated that a project involving “external partners” is targeting the future of the console market rather than its present, fueling speculation that The Avengers game won’t be released anytime soon. Not much is known about The Avengers game, which was announced over two years ago and has been conspicuous in its absence ever since....

Japanese blog Macotakara is citing a ‘reliable Chinese supplier’ as saying that Apple is planning to announce a new MacBook Air this month, with the model going on sale in August. While the blog does have a reasonable track-record, there are a couple of reasons for not expecting this to be too big a deal if it happens at all … First, both our own sources and Mark Gurman tell us that there will be no new hardware announced at WWDC, and it would be odd to announce a significant revamp of the MacBook Air this month without featuring it at the developer conference....

If you’ve been waiting impatiently for your Apple Watch to arrive, there may be some good news today. Quanta vice chairman CC Leung reportedly said that while the company had struggled to meet orders to date, the company’s capacity problems have been solved and production is now fully up to speed. While not identifying the Apple Watch by name, there seems little doubt that this is the ‘wearable’ in question … Because of labor shortages during the Lunar New Year holidays, Quanta was forced to borrow manpower from other manufacturers and was only able to deliver limited shipments in the first quarter....

Few authors create worlds with the richness and depth of J.R.R. Tolkien. The landmarks, landscapes, creatures and races he created have inspired generations of people around the globe. Each race is fully fleshed out with its own unique culture. Some even have fully developed languages spoken by avid fans. We’ve analyzed the races from the Tolkien universe and ranked them from weakest to strongest. In a world as diverse as Tolkein’s it’s important to know where each race stands in the pecking order....

See that image? Tech Crunch published this supposed photo which allegedly depicts a rumored new iOS 5 notification system. Tech Crunch heard it’s the “right idea”. Even though it’s probably a fake, we nevertheless love it. Displaying notifications in a subtle transparent layer right below the top iOS status bar does make sense. That’s where, for example, you might be notified of your Twitter mentions. Tapping the notification would presumably either reveal the notification screen with more information or launch the corresponding app....

Apple is widely rumored to be plotting a major expansion in North Carolina, with a recent report indicating such an announcement is imminent. In anticipation of that announcement, a new report from The News & Observer explores Apple’s current role in North Carolina… The report notes that Apple has quietly been marking its territory in North Carolina over the last decade. The company operates a data center in Maiden, North Carolina, and its effects on the state reach beyond that town....

If you’ve been around the jailbreak community for a while, it’s possible that you’re familiar with the popular iOS 5/6 gesture-based lock screen tweak Stride. This tweak worked as a lock screen passcode alternative and allowed users to set a custom gesture to unlock an iOS device. Created by the popular tweak developer Adam Bell, Stride is making a comeback and is fully compatible with iOS 7 devices. This exciting release provides a very similar experience, but has been given a very clean makeover....

A wireless phone charger isn’t the most obvious product from a company best-known for SD cards. But the SanDisk iXpand isn’t just a dumb charger: it also backs up your iPhone’s photos, videos, and contacts. You might still question the product. After all, iCloud automatically backs up all three things anyway, and you can still do an iTunes backup if you don’t want to fork out for a paid iCloud storage tier....

Wibbitz is a free innovative news-reader app for iPhone that creates a video summary of text articles from major news outlets. It features political, sports, business, technology, and entertainment news providers such as CNN, BBC, Huffington Post, FOX, TMZ, and Sports Illustrated. Some specific local outlets such as the Jerusalem Post, UK Telegraph and Korea News are also available. The app summarizes the text and images in the articles into videos between one and two minutes long....