Well, it's official. The worst-kept secret of the iPhone 15 launch event has been confirmed: Apple will finally be ditching its Lightning connector in favour of the more widespread USB-C connection.

September 12, 2012: The Lightning connector replaces Apple’s aging 30-pin interface, a proprietary data and power connector that debuted on the iPod Classic in 2003. The slender and capable new ...

Before the iPhone, iPod was Apple’s only portable device, and it had a proprietary 30-pin connector that was first introduced with the 2003 iPod (the first two generations had a FireWire connector ...

The Apple Vision Pro’s battery cable can be removed using a SIM push pin, revealing an oversized lightning connector and port. The Vision Pro’s battery only delivers power, so it could have achieved ...

Apple's replacement of the charging port on the iPhone 15 with USB-C will require some user charging changes, but your old AC adapters, batteries, and cables aren't trash. Here's what you need to know ...

Well, that was unexpected. Yesterday, when I tweeted a photo of the Apple Vision Pro’s hidden Lightning connector inside of its battery pack, I had no idea it would go viral. I didn’t think for a ...

Apple’s once-vaunted connector finally departs from the iPhone, but these products still feature the little eight-pin that could. Apple’s once-vaunted connector finally departs from the iPhone, but ...

Is Apple about to have a big problem with the EU? Will USB Type-C replace the Lightning connector and improve the Dongle DAC experience? We recently jumped into the green debate during a recent ...

USB Type-C has had a long and winding road in achieving proliferation of the standard. After all, mega-corporations like Apple fought the adoption of the plug type for as long as they could, until ...

Wired earphones offer better sound quality and are more comfortable. Plus: there's no charging required ...