Apple has reduced production orders in recent weeks for all three 2018 iPhone models, a report said Monday. The iPhone XS, XS Max and XR, unveiled in September, didn’t sell as well right off the bat as analysts expected, and Apple cast doubt about sales volumes for the current quarter as well. Best Cyber Monday …

HTC’s slightly updated Vive Pro model of its Vive VR headset can be yours for $100 off this Black Friday, for $699 at Vive.com.  Or, you can save $200 on the Vive Pro Full Kit, which includes two SteamVR Base Stations 2.0, two second-generation controllers and a two-month subscription to Viveport, for $1,199.  The deals run from Friday Nov. 23 through …

SpaceX got the green light to send more satellites to space. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved SpaceX’s request to build, deploy and operate over 7,000 satellites in the very-low-Earth orbit. SpaceX will also have more frequency bands added to its previously authorized satellites, according to the FCC’s release. The company’s Starlink program is designed to use satellites at a …

Eating turkey and sitting in traffic are two Thanksgiving traditions. One is delicious and covered in gravy, and the other is not. If you are hosting, then you can use these brining and roasting tips for better turkey results, and if you are traveling this Thanksgiving, then you can use data from Google Maps to get to your turkey (and family) …

A company you probably never heard of, Lofree makes some really cool retro gear: a mechanical keyboard, the QTV I shared here a while ago, and the curiously named but decidedly excellent Poison speaker. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Cheapskate readers can get the Lofree Poison vintage wireless speaker/FM radio for $69.30 with promo code RRPA8IDU. It …

Instagram influencers can say goodbye to fake fans. Instagram on Monday said it’ll begin removing fake likes, follows and comments from accounts that use third-party apps to boost their popularity on the platform. The Facebook-owned photo app will use machine learning technology to help identify accounts that boost their pages in such ways and remove the “inauthentic activity,” according to …

My favorite part of Thanksgiving weekend is either making and eating leftover stuffing waffles or digesting the Thanksgiving feast (that is, napping) on the couch in front of televised football on Thursday. If you are unable to watch the TV broadcasts of the three NFL games, you have streaming options. Each one is a bit different, however, since each game is …

Cheeps! I first shared this deal last week. To my amazement, it’s still available — now potentially even cheaper! As a general rule, I tend to favor ubercheap headphones, because my ears are easy to please. But when there’s a good deal on premium gear, I gotta share. For a limited time, and while supplies last, QVC has the Bose …

Camera-accessory maker Miggo’s latest Kickstarter project is designed to fix a major shortcoming of shooting pictures with your phone: ergonomics. The Pictar Pro is tailor-made for phone photographers who crave physical controls, miss having a viewfinder or simply want a steady hold while shooting. The slide-on grip, which works with iPhones and Android phones, builds on the original Pictar Miggo launched in 2016 …

A partnership between Airbnb and What3words means you can now use your phone to navigate to a tent deep in the forest of northern Mongolia. What3words gives every 10-foot-square patch of the Earth a three-word label, providing a digital locator not just to homes and businesses but to sites that don’t have addresses. For example, the enchanted river at the …