Today marks 10 years since Apple introduced the iPhone 5 with an all-new Lightning connector, which replaced the previous 30-pin dock connector that originated on the iPod. Apple's former marketing ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s all but certain that the next iPhone will have a USB-C port. But the future of charging may be no port at ...

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 ...

Feel like you don't have enough cables in your desk drawer? To better fit small devices and to make them easier to use, Apple just introduced a whole new cable. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

On the eve of the iPhone 15’s switch to USB-C, I thought it’d be fun to take a walk down memory lane. Let’s take it back to September 12, 2012, when Phil Schiller first introduced the world to the ...

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 ...

It's not about money this time. Photo: Apple/Public Domain No, Apple didn’t change the Lightning connector on the iPhone 15 to make more money selling you new cables and dongles. It’s a common ...

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 ...

It’s time to retire Lightning, but it had a very good run. It’s time to retire Lightning, but it had a very good run. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in ...

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 ...