I remember being envious of my friends with iPhones. Before the Lightning cable’s debut in 2012, I’d never experienced such a feeling. Apple’s 30-pin connector was proprietary and a little finicky. In ...

USB-C cables can be very, very different on the inside.

Apple’s entire Mac range and the latest iPad Pro models have USB-C ports, and the MacBooks offer nothing else. This means that you need a USB-C to Lightning cable or adapter to charge or sync an ...

It's been some time since Apple first allowed third-party USB-C to Lightning cables, and there are a ton of options. We've collected and tested a bunch of cables and here's what we like. USB-C to ...

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Apple already makes USB-C to Lightning cables that you can buy separately, and the iPhone XS lineup is expected to include the cable in the box in place of USB-A to Lightning. Now Macotakara reports ...

Apple will soon allow hardware developers to manufacture Made for iPhone (MFi) certified USB-C to Lightning cables, reports Japanese site Mac Otakara. Apple is said to have recently informed ...

On September 12, 2012, the Lightning connector replaced Apple's 30-pin dock connector, which had debuted on the 2003 iPod ...

Apple is ditching the Lightning chargers, which have powered every iPhone since 2012, with the upcoming iPhone 15 models and will instead adopt the more universal USB-C cables that can charge, ...

We first reported the news last October when Apple unveiled, at its “More in the Making” event, that the new iPad Pro will feature a USB-C port—a connector already present on all the latest ...