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Nostalgia is one of the stranger, more bittersweet emotions out there, but many seek it nonetheless. There are a large number of games on Android that recall bygone eras, and more than a few ways to replay the games of those eras outright. Here are the 10 best retro games on the Play Store right now. RetroArch This is the one retro gaming app to rule them all. It’s packed full of classic game emulators for systems like the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Atari 2600 and more. As a bonus, you can use it to play LucasArts’ point and click adventure games through SCUMMVM, the classic indie game Cave Story, many versions of Doom, and more. It’s a bit technical, but once you’ve figured it out and loaded up the ROMs and data for games you want to play, the retro gaming world is your oyster. Google play Old School RuneScape (Beta) No small number of people played RuneScape back in the day. The browser-based MMORPG was one of the most successful of its time, and helped set the mold for man...

In short : AT&T has begun selling two new smartphones on its website (and in its stores). These include the Samsung Galaxy A6, and the LG Stylo 4 Plus. The Galaxy A6 was actually announced a few weeks ago by Samsung and went on sale, unlocked not long after. The Galaxy A6 is on sale from Samsung for $359, but AT&T is selling it for a bit more cash, at $419. It can also be picked up on AT&T NEXT for $14 per month. There’s no differences here other than the AT&T model being locked to AT&T (unless you buy it outright and have it unlocked), so you are likely better off buying directly from Samsung. The LG Stylo 4 Plus on the other hand, is very similar to the Stylo 4 that LG released not too long ago. The Stylo 4 Plus actually sports a bit more RAM at 3GB versus the 2GB on the Stylo 4. Otherwise it is sporting the same 6.2-inch, 2160×1080 resolution display, with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chipset and 32GB of storage. LG does also have a micro SD card slot here for e...

In short:  Samsung appears to be working on a new method by which to incorporate electronics into its protective device cases, based on a new patent listing with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The associated patent images show what looks like a folio-style protective case and the patent itself describes the invention as an “accessory” designed to be bent. It would also contain a printed circuit board and part of that would be explicitly designed to be folded in order to withstand the stress that can create. Delving deeper into the schematics of the electronics themselves, Samsung highlights a radio antenna in the rear portion of the case and an audio device or display on the opposing section. That seems to indicate that the case would feature built-in wireless charging of some sort or a signal booster, while the front flap houses a bigger speaker than what is found in the handset itself or a display. Background:  Samsung is no stranger to protective cas...

Amazon is currently selling a 3-pack of the Arlo Pro 2 security cameras – and the siren is included – for just $619. That is good for about $60 off of the regular price here, and considering the fact that these cameras go for around $229 each, this is a pretty good price for three of them. The Arlo Pro 2 is the newest security camera from Arlo – formerly part of NETGEAR but now its own company. It’s a wire-free security camera, so that you can use it both inside and outside for keeping an eye on your home. There are mounts included in the box, so you can mount it outside your home pretty easily, and see what’s happening at night. And this is because there is nightvision included in the Arlo Pro 2. It is also capable of sending you notifications when it notices movement in the area. And because of this, it is not recording 24/7, instead it only records when it sees motion. This allows the battery to last longer (about six months or so). The Arlo Pro 2 does also work pretty well insid...

In short: White House held a Friday summit dedicated to the fifth generation of mobile networks that saw a number of government officials try to drum up additional hype about 5G technologies and their far-reaching implications. Attending speakers included Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and David Redl, the administration’s Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information. Both officials expressed great optimism about 5G in terms of its potential to benefit the United States as a whole but provided little new information about the government’s plans for the next generation of connectivity. Secretary Redl spoke of “speeds that dwarf” current broadband solutions and how such high-end connectivity will soon be coming to smartphones, in addition to providing a home Internet alternative in the form of fixed wireless access solutions like the one Verizon is launching on Monday . Chairman Pai reiterated his past claims about the U.S. leading the 5G race, in addi...

In short: Samsung is looking to push AR stickers and AR filters to the next level by using more advanced facial recognition features, a newly published patent reviewed by AndroidHeadlines  suggests. The technology would effectively utilize facial recognition features to detect not only whether a face is present within the field of view of a camera and the boundaries to that face. It would also detect and further define various characteristics of the face, such as forehead or jaw scale, in order to determine how to best “synthesize” with that face. For example, Samsung says in the associated document that those aspects may help some internal algorithm, presumably built around machine learning, determine which AR stickers are available and where on the user’s face to place them. Background:  AR features such as dynamic stickers have been growing in popularity since at least last year and Samsung’s own take on those were introduced more recently with AR Emoji. This newer paten...

In short: In addition to the black and white variants of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, Google will also be launching a “Sand” version of its upcoming Android flagships, industry insider Roland Quandt said earlier today. The same source expressed skepticism about the possibility of a teal or mint green variant of the Pixel 3 line being in the works, despite the fact one data-mined teaser taken directly from Google already pointed toward that scenario. Background: The black and white versions of both the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL already leaked quite extensively over the last several months, in part due to numerous insiders getting their hands on both real-life image and renders, and partially because a sizeable pre-production batch of the handsets was stolen from Foxconn in August and ended up being sold by a Ukrainian black market dealer. The bizarre episode provided the general public with a good idea of what to expect from the upcoming devices – the smaller Pixel 3 will essentially ...