Type-C connectors can also provide power - up to 100 watts of it. That's enough juice to run power-sipping devices like smartphones and tablets, but also laptops and even some desktop computers.

In a patent application on Thursday, Apple laid out plans for a universal connector that bridges the gap between a number of data transfer protocols, thereby limiting the types of receptacles ...

An alleged Apple Watch Series 3 prototype appears to sport some type of smart connector system, hinting at the company's past experimentation with smart bands.

Ever since I got my iPhone 5, and after receiving my new iPad 4th-generation this weekend, I've learned to love Apple's new Lightning connector. At first, I was annoyed. I had already purchased a ...

Apple's dance with connectors actually started with the Mini DisplayPort. Born back in 2008, Apple developed the connector to become a smaller, more compact version of the DisplayPort interface ...

What does Apple dock connector actually mean? ... The current interface is USB Type C, which superseded Apple's own 30-pin and Lightning connectors as well as the 3.5mm headphones jack.

Type-C will eventually supersede all of them, providing the same type of connector on both computers and phones. For those of you just joining in, this new connector was outlined by the USB ...

Apple may not abandon the MagSafe connector after all if a newly published patent is to be believed. The patent, published Tuesday, calls for a stackable magnetic connector that would also allow ...

This new cable from Scosche can connect devices with Apple Lightning ports to devices that use USB-C connectors. The new cable can also speed up the charging of Apple Lightning devices when used ...

Apple was recently granted a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office. This patent was for various different types of Magnetic Smart Connector systems that might be used in the company’s ...

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