“Hunger Games” fans, are you ready to volunteer as tribute? Don’t worry, this week’s giveaway isn’t nearly as scary as actually competing in the Games. We’re giving away The Hunger Games series 4k Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital HD), so you can watch all four films from the safety of your sofa. …

We’ve seen Blu phones before in the States, with the cheap but not-that-cheerful Blu R1 HD. But with the launch of the new Vivo 6, the company is taking its first steps into the UK. The 5.5-inch Android phone has a full HD resolution, an octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel camera. Couple that with a decent-looking metal …

If you’re VR-curious, there are a few ways to dive into gifts for yourself and others over Black Friday. Most things on this list are virtual-reality headsets, but one (the Avegant Glyph) is really a head-worn display — in other words, a tiny TV inside a pair of headphones…in a sense. $100 gift code with Oculus Rift The Microsoft Store …

What to watch on the long weekend (November 23, 2016) Your browser does not support the audio element. Every week, you’ll get a quick roundup (in about a minute) of the newest video to hit the major online streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and wherever else we can dig something up. We’ve also added in some trivia so …

Maybe it’s a sign of a more mature market, but there are some pretty good drone deals for Black Friday this year. The best I’ve seen is for the DJI Phantom 3 Standard for $370 in store at Walmart. But if you’d rather shop from your sofa, Parrot has a handful of deals worth considering. The Bebop 2 is a …

While physical bookstores may be going extinct, physical books definitely aren’t — according to a 2015 Pew study, the majority of Americans (63 percent) still read at least one print book a year. Books make great gifts, and for true book-lovers, a monthly book subscription box makes an even better gift. While many book subscriptions gear more toward women, there’s …

Over the holiday buying season you’re going to see some discounts on Apple products, though those discounts won’t be available in Apple Stores. Apple does have a limited Black Friday sale, but it’s just a one-day event, while some of these sales at Best Buy and other stores go on for days. What a lot of people don’t know is …

Google Cast media-streaming technology isn’t going away. But it seems the name for it is changing, again. On Tuesday, Google subtly announced a rebrand of Google Cast to Chromecast by way of a Twitter handle change: The tech giant has been jumping around on its branding for Cast, most recently switching from Google Cast to Google Home with the release …

iPhone diehards swarmed when Apple announced its new jet black color — they plain sold out. Samsung may have picked up the trend that “shiny black is the new black” and could be planning to reveal a glossy black version of the Galaxy S7. Korean news site The Investor first reported that the S7 would get new shade on Monday, …

Now playing: Watch this: The easy way to try Apple’s Touch Bar on your old Mac 1:44 Enlarge Image Sarah Tew/CNET Apple’s long-awaited update to the popular MacBook Pro series laptops was met with mixed reactions. While the 13- and 15-inch models come with thinner, lighter chassis, a much larger trackpad, improved specifications and four USB-C ports, the biggest talking …