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Digital Wellbeing and Do Not Disturb might mute your alarms if you're not careful

I’m personally a huge fan of Google’s new Digital Wellbeing initiative and Wind Down feature found in Android 9 Pie. But, as I almost found out the hard way, if you don’t have Do Not Disturb mode (DnD) set up correctly, the two features could have you accidentally missing your alarms. Let me first set the scene for you. Just like any night, Digital Wellbeing’s Wind Down feature kicked in at 11 p.

Earn points towards a free Domino's pizza by playing an Android game

If you haven’t seen the latest Domino’s Pizza commercial, it depicts a Rube Goldberg machine creating (what else?) pizza. Domino’s announced today that it has made a mobile game in a similar style to its new commercial that lets you control the Rube Goldberg machines. Oh, and did we also mention there’s free pizza involved? If you can complete all six levels of the new Domino’s Android game Piece of the Pie Pursuit, you’ll get ten bonus Piece of the Pie rewards points on your next Domino’s order.

FlexiSpot M7B review: A great standing desk converter

FlexiSpot AlcoveRiser M7BThe FlexiSpot AlcoveRiser M7B standing desk converter is pretty basic, but it delivers in all the important areas. At this price, this sit/stand conversion system is a no-brainer. Table of contents C. Scott Brown / Android Authority There are a whole lot of standing desk converters out there. Generally, you want to get the highest quality unit you can without spending too much cash. FlexiSpot is a California-based company that offers various solutions for enhancing your health while working from home, and this FlexiSpot M7B review is going to give you the info on one of its most popular products.

Lenovo Smart Tabs combine an Android tablet with a smart speaker dock

The smart speaker trend is currently in full swing, and everyone seems to want to put a new spin on these products. Lenovo, which already has released its Smart Display speaker, has come up with a new twist of its own. During CES 2019, the company announced two new Android tablets that it calls Smart Tabs. That’s because both of these tablets come with their own dock that turns them into touchscreen smart speakers when they are connected.

Red Pocket promises free service, for any phone, on any major network

Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Red Pocket Mobile has acquired one of its competitors, FreedomPop. Red Pocket Mobile announced the move in a statement we received via email, and confirmed both FreedomPop and its UNREAL Mobile brand had been picked up in the deal. Red Pocket Mobile, which was founded in 2006, is one of only a handful of MVNOs to support the four major U.S. carriers AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon (Straight Talk being among the others).

Google drops Pixel 2 headphone jack adapter down from $20 to just $9

Headphone jack vs no headphone jack: we’ve beat this topic to a pulp over the last few weeks, so I’m not going to talk too much about it here. Whichever side of the debate you’re on however, I think we can all agree that using a 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter can be annoying. What if you forget your adapter at home and all you have are wired headphones? Or, god forbid, what happens if you lose it?

Play Music being put to death this year, but we still have YouTube Music

Users waiting for a way to transfer tracks from Google Play Music to YouTube Music finally have an official tool that makes the process quick and painless, Google announced in a blog post. Google Play Music is reaching the end of its life and will shut down by the end of the year. To help people move their local music files over to YouTube Music, Google is launching a feature in the YouTube Music app that lets users transfer files over with just a few taps.

A well-built phone that does the basics

The Samsung Galaxy M10. At a time when  Xiaomi, Realme and Honor are giving Samsung an extremely tough time in the entry-level segment, the South Korean company has finally decided to sit up and take notice. The all-new Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 are aimed at a millennial audience and, as such, are focusing on features like design, long battery life and camera capabilities. But will this be enough to combat the incessant Chinese onslaught?

Amazon introduces Echo intercom feature, Alexa Announcements

TL;DR A new feature called Alexa Announcements enables you to make an Echo intercom system throughout your home. The Echo intercom uses multiple Echo speakers and requires only voice commands to set up. As of right now, only U.S. and Canadian customers will have access to the Echo intercom. If you hate going around every room of the house to alert the family that dinner is ready, Amazon is about to make your life a whole lot easier.

Iron Man 3 - The Official Game available April 25 on Android

Iron Man 3 hits theaters May 3 and Gameloft has announced that the official Android game will be available April 25. The company has launched several movie-related companion games in the past such as Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, and Men in Black 3. According to the official gameplay trailer, shared by Gameloft via Twitter, Iron Man 3 will be an endless runner and as expected, you’ll get to blow up things.