Wesley Hilliard

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  • Urtopia Carbon 1s e-bike review: perfect weight with some tech tradeoffs

    Wesley HilliardWesley Hilliard
    JP234 said:
    Why has AppleInsider reviewed not one but two e-bikes by this same company in the last 2 weeks? What, if anything, do they have to do with Apple?
    Well, we've never reviewed anything from Urtopia before.

    But the other question is pretty simple. E-bikes are becoming ever more popular and infused with tech. They connect to your iPhone, give you fitness stats, and make commutes a lot easier for in-town living. They're kind of a big deal and have an obvious tech angle.

    Urtopia in particular is interesting because they are taking such a strong stance on tech where other e-bikes focus on the "bike" part. This is one of the e-bike reviews I felt like AppleInsider was most justified in doing. One reason why we wanted to try them out is a future review I'll be conducting with a smart helmet that communicates with Urtopia and the Apple Watch to initiate turn signals with hand gestures.

    I don't know how you can get any more Apple than that. Besides, tech is everywhere. Home appliances, even lawnmowers and vehicles. I've seen sinks you can give Siri commands for.

    If you ever want to know why something is on AppleInsider, just look for how it connects to Apple and tech in general.
    watto_cobraNotSoMuchmuthuk_vanalingamiOS_Guy80baconstang

  • Apple Savings saw nearly $1 billion of deposits in first four days

    Wesley HilliardWesley Hilliard
    michaelx74 said:
    ...paid at the end of the month.
    Right, but it is 4.15% APY, which means if you leave $100 in your account for a year, that $100 will earn $4.15 a year. The interest is compounded daily and paid out at the end of each month. It's complicated to explain because the balance is constantly increasing with Daily Cash, personal deposits, and monthly interest.
    StrangeDaysgrandact73watto_cobra

  • Apple Savings saw nearly $1 billion of deposits in first four days

    Wesley HilliardWesley Hilliard
    gourmet_poems said:
    “ With just the money deposited in the first four days, we know at 4.15% interest that customers have already been paid at least $41 million in interest.”

    Ummm, that 4.15% APY is annual.  There’s no way that $41M in interest could already be paid over a few weeks.

    Ha, good point. 
    watto_cobra

  • BuzzFeed fires 15% of workforce, shuts down BuzzFeed News

    Wesley HilliardWesley Hilliard
    It's fun to beat up on Buzzfeed for their nonsense listicals, but the Buzzfeed news division was an award-winning news publication with accredited journalists. They reported more real news than some of the actual "news" publications people swear by.

    It's a loss to the journalism community seeing it shut down. And yes, that means the bullshit listicals are all that's left. Tragic.
    chutzpahthtbageljoeywatto_cobra

  • Twitter Inc. no longer exists, now X Corp.

    Wesley HilliardWesley Hilliard
    welshdog said:
    AppleInsider said:
    can be found on Facebook, Instagram, and Mastodon.

    Don't forget about Spoutible!
    I keep seeing (probably you) sharing this. I’ve never heard of the platform. 
    watto_cobra