Even if you're still hanging on to an older iPhone, you can finally use just one cable to charge all your gear thanks to this ...

While Apple went its own way with the iPhone 5, replacing its 30-pin connector for the new, 8-pin Lightning connector (and giving it a pretty cool name, I might add), just about every other phone ...

I read that one of the big changes with Apple’s new iPhone 15 is that it has switched from a lightning connector to a USB connector. Why would Apple force us all to get new cables?

With USB-C replacing Lightning across Apple’s new iPhone 15 series, shun expensive Apple cables and adapters in favor of third-party alternatives.

I checked! The last time Apple changed the connector on the bottom was back in 2012 when they switched from a 30-pin to Lightning. So, it’s had a good 10+ year run.

I checked! The last time Apple changed the connector on the bottom was back in 2012 when they switched from a 30-pin to Lightning. So, it’s had a good 10+ year run.

In 2012, Apple killed the relatively bulky 30-pin connector on iPhones to switch to Lightning, a slimmer and faster charging technology, which rendered many speakers and chargers obsolete.

Initial iPhone models came with the 30-pin “dock” connector — for anchoring its previously famous iPod docking stations. While launching the iPhone 5 in 2012, Apple switched to the Lightning ...

When Schiller introduced the Lightning connector, he touted four major benefits compared to the 30-pin connector: All digital, 8-signal design Adaptive interface Improved durability ...

A new social media post has dramatically exclaimed that Apple employees will tell customers that Lightning charging cables aren't going to work with the iPhone 15. This is completely true, of ...

Of course, Lightning’s early days weren’t all smooth sailing. Many consumers protested its sudden appearance on the scene, clinging tightly to their many dock-connector cables and accessories.

We moved from the large, bulky 30-pin connector to the slim, reversible, space-saving Lightning port and couldn’t have been prepared.