Now we can 3D print ceramics

Despite being able to build just about anything with 3D printing, until now items have been limited to polymer plastics, a handful of metals and glass. However, researchers at HRL Laboratories have announced a significant advancement in additive manu...

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'Final Fantasy XV' hits the road in 2016

Final Fantasy XV has been in development for what seems like an eternity. But being New Year's Eve (or Day, depending on where you live), changes are afoot: Final Fantasy XV and its all-dude cast will release in 2016.Developing...

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'46 years' Facebook glitch is a New Year's gift from Unix

Don't worry, you're not living out a 13 Going on 30 scenario -- you're only "celebrating" 46 years of Facebook friendship with someone right now because of a glitch. A Unix-based glitch, that is. (That said, sorry to burst your bubble if you woke up...

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SpaceX's first reusable rocket is back in its hangar

As a reminder of one of 2015's greatest accomplishments, SpaceX founder Elon Musk posted one more picture (embedded below) of the record setting Falcon 9 rocket it launched to space and then landed again at Cape Canaveral. Now the rocket is back in i...

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Android Central 2015 Readers' Choice Awards

This is the best of 2015, as determined by you, our readers.

Thousands of you weighed in over a couple of week on what's changed how you work and play. These are what replaced the devices on your wrists, in your pocket, on your laps or desks, and in your living rooms. They're what dictates the look of your home screens and our docks.

They're the devices and features, gear and accessories, and apps and games that filled us all with surprise and delight, got us to forget what came before, and made it impossible for us to imagine how we ever lived without them.

They're your 2015 Android Central Readers' Choice Award winners!

Devices

Android Smartphone of the Year: Nexus 6P

No real surprise here, and it won by a large margin. You can argue whether the Nexus 6P truly is the best phone around — the Note 5 certainly should be a close second, and LG's definitely in the conversation. But for most folks who frequent this site and chime in on the year-end awards, the Nexus 6P certainly is the phone of choice. And for once we've got a Nexus phone that absolutely can hold its own in that argument.

Runner-up: Galaxy Note 5

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Netflix can help your kids ring in the New Year a bit early

While you're busy putting on a fancy dress or a shirt and tie for tonight's festivities, millions of parents around the world have to figure out how to trick their kids into going to bed at a decent hour on New Year's Eve so they can do the same. Net...

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Give your fetus a concert with vaginal sound system, Babypod

Some people are born to get down; others are gestated. Spanish gynecology clinic Institut Marquès wants to tap into the fetal-music market with Babypod, a speaker that expecting mothers insert into their vaginas a la tampons to play songs for...

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Thinga is a kid-friendly search engine with parental controls

Keeping kids away from questionable content while they surf the web is an ongoing battle, and there's a new site that's looking to help. Thinga, a kid-friendly search engine, offers answers to children's queries from the company's own content library...

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Oculus pushes Rift Touch launch date to second half of 2016

Oculus announced on its website Thursday that the Touch handheld controller accessories to its highly-anticipated Rift VR headset will be delayed to the second half of 2016. Pre-orders for the controllers will similarly be delayed. Oculus cites the n...

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Android users are lusting most after the Nexus 6P, Note 5, and Priv

When it comes to buying a new phone, we have a tendency to stick close to home.

In our first look at the purchase interest and intent of the Mobile Nations' communities, we tapped into the level of demand for tablets, watches, and TV boxes being offered by the biggest smartphone providers. But the smartphone itself remains the primary digital device for many, and plenty of companies have debuted offerings in the past few months that vied to become holiday purchases — or at least a last-minute buy before the calendar flips over.

So late last month, we asked over 5,700 readers of Android Central, CrackBerry, iMore and Windows Central to share their thoughts on what could be taking their calls. Even the smartphones that garnered the most interest didn't muster the same amount of attention as some of the hot (and newer) non-smartphone products like as Android Wear, Apple TV and the Surface Book.

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Laugh the pain away with 2015's best infosec memes

As you might guess, infosec memes aren't as straightforward as Pizza Rat or Left Shark. That's because most of the time they run on one part inside jokes and two parts hacker history. They're usually technical, and they communicate an intimate knowle...

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Acer announces new Chromebox for meetings CXV2

Acer has announced a new entry into its Chromebox lineup with the Chromebox for meetings CXV2.

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AT&T acquires parts of phone-monitoring company Carrier IQ

Carrier IQ came under scrutiny in 2011 as the public learned about its practices of capturing the user data on more than 140 million mobile devices. The company logged where and when people made calls or sent text messages, which apps they used, how...

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British Library digitizes George III's massive map collection

King George III was quite the map collector, and his massive catalog of cartographic relics is being digitized by the British Library. In total, the collection encompasses over 50,000 maps, including the Klencke Atlas which is the second largest atla...

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New Apple patent hints at near-universal mobile payments

A recently filed patent application suggests that Apple has bigger plans for its peer-to-peer mobile payment system than just iMessage. The company is apparently also looking at integrating it into other iOS services including via "phone call, text m...

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Feedback loop: the best reader comments of 2015

The stories we tell here at Engadget are meant to both inform and entertain. And when we're doing our jobs well, the work we do sparks impassioned responses and conversations amongst our readers and editors. We might not always be able to respond to...

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It's not just you: WhatsApp hit by New Year downtime

Instant messaging platform could be struggling with increased New Year's traffic.

As different regions around the world begin to celebrate the arrival of 2016, there are signs that popular messaging platform WhatsApp may be struggling to keep up with demand. Countless Twitter users are reporting that WhatsApp is failing to deliver messages, and we're seeing issues on our end as well.

So sit tight: It's not just you. And if previous messaging outages are any indicator, server wizards will be working to ensure things are up and running as soon as possible.

How's WhatsApp holding up for you this New Years Eve? Shout out in the comments!

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2015BestNine: A fun way to share your most-liked Instagram pics — and run into scareware

Developer says it's fighting back against rogue ads plaguing popular year-end feature.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, and as we're seeing with the online fad-of-the-day "2015BestNine" website, there's no such thing as a truly free tool for grabbing your most-liked Instagram photos of the year. The site has gained popularity this week as a quick way to scan your Instagram profile and pull out the top nine liked posts of the year — just visit the site, enter your Instagram account name and it'll generate a nine-panel image to share.

Ain't open APIs great?

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