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The Too-Much-Time Edition Sunday, January 26, 2025

'Inscreen' Helps You Reassess Screen Time On Your iPhone, by Michael Burkhardt, 9to5Mac

When you install Inscreen, you can choose which apps you find distracting, set a daily limit for those apps, and you’re all set up. Once configured, the app will begin sending you alerts if you’re spending too much time in one of your distracting apps.

BT Urges Competition Crackdown To Block Apple’s Stranglehold On Smartphones, by James Warrington, The Telegraph

The operator has raised concerns that the rise of virtual “eSims” that replace Sim cards could see smartphone makers tighten their grip on the market.

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Physical Sim cards have long been a critical link between network operators and their customers. But the growth of eSims means BT and its rivals risk losing ground to the likes of Apple and Samsung, who are increasingly selling phones directly to consumers.

M. Night Shyamalan Cleared In $81 Million 'Servant' Lawsuit Trial, by Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stones

M. Night Shyamalan was cleared of copyright infringement in the $81 million lawsuit over the Apple TV+ series Servant, with a jury unanimously ruling in favor of the director Friday.

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The jury — after watching both the three episodes of the supernatural Servant and entirety of the coming-of-age drama The Truth About Emanuel — deliberated Friday and ultimately found Shyamalan and Apple TV+ were not liable in the lawsuit, ruling in favor of the filmmaker and putting an end to the five-year legal ordeal.

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The rumors of iPhone Air does excites me. Not because I want a thinner iPhone this year to replace my recently-purchased iPhone Pro.

What excites me is that Apple may be pursuing a new line of smartphones that is the thinnest and lightest. If the history of MacBook Air is of any indications, the first few iterations may not be right for most people. It may be too expensive for the compromises one has to take. But if Apple doesn't lose interest and continue to refine the product line, this may be the iPhone to get.

Just like the MacBook Air fitted in a envelope, the iPhone Air may one day fit in a wallet, and I will start carrying a wallet again, just so I can also carry a few notes and coins for the occasional purchases from vendors that doesn't take Apple Pay.

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