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We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more . Play old school games Andrew Myrick 23 Feb 2021 Source: Andrew Myrick / Android Central So you've decided to enter the world of emulation on Android and want to learn how to emulate NES, SNES, or Nintendo DS games. There are a couple of steps you need to take before diving in — as you won't find any games listed on the Play Store. Nevertheless, we've got you covered, here's everything you need to know on how to emulate some of your favorite, old-school games on Android. Using the right emulator Source: Andrew Myrick / Android Central Before you can begin playing those old-school classics on Android, you'll need to find the best emulators for Android first. There are quite a few different options at your disposal, as a quick search through the Google Play Store reveals more than a few emulators alongside some of the best Android games . However, picking the right … [Read more...] about How to emulate NES, SNES and Nintendo DS on Android

Fitbit has partnered with The Chopra Foundation and Chopra Global to launch an exclusive wellness collection for the Fitbit Premium members. Called Deepak Chopra’s Mindful Method, the collection features audio and 10 video sessions led by Deepak Chopra on themes like mindfulness, sleep, stress management, mental wellness and the mind-body connection. Fitbit Premium costs Rs 99 per month while the annual charge is Rs 999. The company is giving a 90-day free trial to users who are new or returning to Premium. The new collection, Fitbit says, will help in better management of a user’s emotional wellbeing through practices like meditation and breathing exercises. Under the collection, Fitbit will roll out more content every couple of week to create a library of more than 30 sessions. Each session will be around 20 minutes long. They will be centred around topics ranging from meditation, managing emotions, winding down for the day, stress relief and more. They will … [Read more...] about Fitbit has a new offering for Premium members to counter stress

Samsung fans here's some good news for you. The consumer electronics giant has announced that it is extending the return period for its newest foldable phones to 100 days. This means that now buyers of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G and Z Flip 5G purchase the smartphone and can use it for three months and then return it for a full refund. Samsung has named the new program 'Buy and Try' and this is the first time that Samsung has launched this return initiative. Earlier, the company offered the same service for the period of 15 days. In a statement the company said, "This new initiative will help consumers try and see if a foldable device is right for them, as part of Samsung’s commitment to making foldable devices more accessible for everyone." The company also mentioned that the program is launching today for the purchases made from the company website. The program will be live only till April 1, 2021. The customers can purchase Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G for $1,499.99, while … [Read more...] about Samsung had a new return policy for Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Galaxy Z Flip 5G

Microsoft has updated its unified Office mobile app to work on Apple’s iPad devices. The new Office app combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into a single application, and originally launched for iOS and Android back in 2019. Microsoft has been gradually improving it ever since, but it always ran in a windowed mode instead of a fully optimized iPad app. This new update means Office is now a full iPadOS app, with access to all of the regular tablet variants of Microsoft’s productivity suite. The app also bundles in some useful tools designed primarily for mobile tasks. These include the ability to quickly create PDFs or sign documents, converting images to text and tables, and more quick actions. Microsoft has been simplifying its mobile Office offerings into this single app, but standalone apps for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are still available and updated regularly. While it took a while for the main Office app to be iPad-friendly, Microsoft has added many iPad-specific … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s new Office app now available on iPad

Google is adding its password checkup feature to Android, making the mobile OS the latest company offering to give users an easy way to check if the passcodes they’re using have been compromised. Password Checkup works by checking credentials entered into apps against a list of billions of credentials compromised in the innumerable website breaches that have occurred in recent years. In the event there’s a match, users receive an alert, along with a prompt that can take them to Google’s password manager page , which offers a way to review the security of all saved credentials. Alerts look like this: Further Reading Google adds password “checkup” into Web account password manager Google introduced Password Checkup in early 2019 , in the form of a Chrome extension. In October of that year, the feature made its way into the Google Password Manager , a dashboard that examines Web passwords saved within Chrome that are synchronized using a Google account. Two months … [Read more...] about Android users now have an easy way to check the security of their passwords