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 ...

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, ...

Some of the earliest adopters of USB-C technology in the smartphone industry include OnePlus and LeTV, with other manufacturers like Samsung and Motorola following suit. Despite popularizing the trend ...

Apple has launched its latest lineup of iPhone 15 phones, but in addition to the upgrades, it made a major change, ditching the Lightning connector that has been a staple since 2012’s iPhone 5 in ...

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 ...

For those planning to preorder the iPhone 15 but aren’t sure about what the switch from Apple’s Lighting port to USB-C entails, we’ve got you covered. For those planning to preorder the iPhone 15 but ...

As someone who has written about the joys of USB-C for nearly a decade (for instance, in “USBefuddled: Untangling the Rat’s Nest of USB-C Standards and Cables,” 3 December 2021), it has been a delight ...

The iPhone 15 will be available beginning Friday. It introduces new features including an upgraded camera and display, an action button and a move to kill off its Lightning charging cord and replace ...

Apple’s finally killing off its proprietary Lightning charging cord for new iPhones and replacing it with the universal standard USB-C. Anyone who remembers dongle-gate, when Apple switched from the ...

On September 12, 2012, Apple said farewell to its clunky 15-pin connector and brought in a sleek, smooth, reversible 8-pin connector called the Lightning plug. It served the Apple ecosystem well, with ...

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