The Madness will be inescapable for some college hoops fans. About a third of American adults polled in a survey will have their eyes glued to NCAA action playing out on their phones and tablets this Thursday and Friday. Those distracted workers could cost employers $3.9 billion in lost productivity. That’s more than double last …

It’s been a long time since jukeboxes have taken dimes as the machines went digital a long time ago. But now, thanks to an app by jukebox manufacturer TouchTunes, they not only accept PayPal but can also sync with your Spotify library. The TouchTunes app is now in its third major iteration, after being launched in 2010, and boasts a …

Virtual reality can make you think you’re racing down a speedway in a zooming car. But if you can see the scene all around you, why can’t you feel it as well, taking in the motion as you hug the turns? That’s what Entrim 4D headphones, unveiled this week at the South by Southwest tech, film and music festival in …

I recently told you about UHD Alliance Premium Certified, a program that aims to set picture quality standards for new TVs and Ultra HD Blu-ray software. I found the idea potentially helpful for shoppers, with the caveat that it wasn’t the whole picture when it comes to image quality. Vizio, the number two TV maker in the US, is one …

Hacktivist group Anonymous declared “total war” on Donald Trump, urging hackers to knock the billionaire’s websites offline as it put the Republican front-runner in its sights for the second time. In a video posted Tuesday, a representative of the group called on hackers to attack Trump’s websites and reveal any personal information about the candidate they unearth. It also addressed …

There’s so much about trying to sell your old stuff online that’s no fun. Spending time listing items is a chore. Then there’s finding the right box and heading over to the local post office. And dealing with returns. eBay, one of the biggest resale marketplaces in the world, knows this is a problem and is trying to fix it. …

Now you have another reason to be glued to your phone. Apple on Tuesday launched new tools for its imaginatively named Apple News news app to publishers of all sizes, expanding the amount of content you’ll be able to read on your iPhone. Local newspapers, independent publishers and even bloggers can now offer up content in the so-called Apple News …

Samsung’s newest pair of flagship devices, the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge, is a big hit with critics. I suppose the hype is understandable: It has a gorgeous design, a lightning-quick camera and it’s water resistant. The S7 Edge even earned CNET’s coveted 5-star “spectacular” rating. But I, for one, am not totally convinced. Before you bite my …

Apple’s biggest product news next week just may be small — a smaller iPhone, that is. The electronics giant will host an event at 10 a.m. PT Monday at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. Expect lots of device talk, including updates to Apple’s most important product lines, the iPhone and iPad. Don’t hold your breath for a new Apple Watch. …

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7 may come with three cameras 1:09 Apple’s expected iPhone 7 Plus will sport two cameras, assuming the latest series of leaked photos are legit. A batch of photos leaked on several Taiwanese websites and displayed collectively by blog site Pocketnow show six different modules allegedly to be used as a dual-camera system in this …

Talk about an embarrassment of riches. Comcast is rolling out its gigabit broadband service in Atlanta, the first city to get its service. Atlanta will soon have not two, but three companies delivering superfast broadband, defined as 1 gigabit per second, or fast enough to stream all seven “Star Wars” films in ultra high definition without a stutter. Comcast on …

You’re going to hate me. Two of my colleagues already do. That’s because yesterday, while they were busy working, I was wielding a Jedi lightsaber. It was a virtual lightsaber, dreamt up by the wizards inside Lucasfilm, but a lightsaber nonetheless. The pulsing blue laser sword I held may exist only inside a HTC Vive virtual reality headset, but you’ll …

At the time of launch, many Nexus 5X owners noticed that their device’s display was appearing a bit too warm, or yellow. The only remedy for this issue was to exchange the device for another, but that didn’t guarantee the next device’s screen would be any better than the previous one. As a solution, Google’s Android security patch for March …

Want lunch? Just Uber it. The ride-hailing company is expanding its efforts in food delivery, launching its standalone UberEats app in a handful of markets around the US. The app, which first came to Toronto, will go up against a bunch of similar services from DoorDash, GrubHub, Amazon and others. Customers now have a lot of choices for getting a …

Sony needs to do two things: Convince you to buy a virtual reality headset, and convince you that the $399 PlayStation VR is the one you need. That may be harder than you think. If you’re reading this story, you’ve probably heard of VR, a technology that uses goggles to strap a screen so close to your face that your …