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Armed with a retro console emulator, users can play games written for arcade machines on their Android device. Further, the same Android device can also be used to play video console games such as the ones developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), and Sega Genesis.

This article focuses on software which emulates home computers, a class of personal computer which reached the market in the late 1970s, and became immensely popular in the following decade, selling many millions of units.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a popular and time-honored method of transferring files to and from remote network sites and devices. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and uses separate control and data connections between the client and server applications. The FTP client connects to the FTP server, and enables the user to send and retrieve files from that server.

The idiom 'don't judge a book by its cover' can be extended to 'don't judge a computer game by its graphics'. Whilst the games featured in this article have extremely basic graphics, they have many redeeming qualities beyond evoking fond memories of the early days of computer gaming.

Weather applications play an essential role in helping people make informed decisions about day-to-day activities. Having the latest forecasts on the move can be extremely valuable. This type of software also provides timely warnings of extreme weather, to help people protect life and property.

Science is the effort of trying to understand how the physical world works. From observation and experimentation, science uses physical evidence of natural phenomena to compile data and analyze the collated information.

A comic book is a magazine which consists of narrative artwork in the form of sequential images with text that represent individual scenes. Comics are used to tell a story, and are published in a number of different formats including comic strips, comic books, webcomics, Manga, and graphic novels. Some comics have been published in a tabloid form.

The web browser segment of the Android market is highly competitive since the vast majority of users demand accessibility to the net from their mobile devices at some point in time.

The capture and sharing of photos has become a mainstream activity for users on the Android platform. The latest Android devices come supplied with a camera or two capable of taking high resolution pictures that are reasonably noise free.

Email is arguably one of the most popular and useful functions used on Android smartphones and tablets. Being able to keep in touch with your friends, family, and colleagues on the move is essential for any platform, not least for a mobile platform. Fortunately, the developers of Android did not neglect the email department, with most Android devices coming shipped with a couple of mail clients.

Secure Shell (SSH) is a network protocol that operates over the Transmission Control Protocol and encrypts everything it sends and receives using 128-bit encryption. SSH also ensures that communication between the two hosts is not being intercepted in the middle by transmitting authentication information to the server using the same strength encryption. With its security safeguards, SSH is a popular protocol for secure data communication and remote command execution.

We often see Android devices being used as a music player. Android has a fairly capable stock audio player. However, that player has a number of deficiencies. For example the lack of gapless playback is a showstopper for anyone who likes to listen to classical music.

An electronic book (commonly abbreviated e-book) is a text and image-based publication which can be read on many different types of devices including dedicated e-book readers, smartphones, tablets, and computers.

Music notation is a system which represents music in a written form by using musical symbols. For a musician to be able to read, understand, and play music, the composition must be in written form. A system of notation is essential for musicians to be able to play music as intended by the composer.

A built-in video player has been included in the base Android operating system ever since Android 1.5 (Cupcake) was released back in April 2009. That player offered video playback for MPEG-4 and 3GP formats. However, even with the latest releases of Android for smartphones and tablets (Gingerbread, Honeycomb respectively) many users find the built-in player to be inadequate, due to support for a limited number of video formats, being unable to watch high definition video even on dual core processors, and generally deprived of features.

All file managers provide basic file management operations such as create, open, view, edit, move and delete files. However, many Android file managers also offer additional functionality such as network connectivity, application management, archive and compression handling, searching, and more.

This article selects high quality Android software that helps investors keep up to date with the latest stock market news, analyse the markets, and identify stock worth purchasing. We also feature the finest personal finance software available for Android devices, as well as apps that help consumers be more savvy when spending money. Being able to keep on top of your personal finances on your Android smartphone or tablet is a real advantage. All of the software featured in this article is available to download without charge, although some of the developers have also released a paid app which offer more functionality and/or the removal of advertising banners.

One of the basic utilities supplied with any operating system is a calculator. These are often simple utilities that are perfectly adequate for basic use. However, the calculator supplied with Android devices is exceptionally limited offering just the basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division functions combined with parentheses.

The continuing rise in the popularity of social networking has been meteoric by any standards and there are no signs of this abating. One of the most popular social networking services is Twitter. Twelve months ago there were about 65 million messages (known as tweets) being made each day. Now this figure has risen to over 200 milion tweets a day, contributed by 200 million users. Twitter has radically altered the way many people communicate with each other.

A news aggregator is software which collates news, weblog posts, and other information from the web so that they can be read in a central place for fast, convenient viewing. Given the plethora of news sources that are available on the net, news aggregators play a vital role in enabling surfers to find breaking news and articles of particular interest.