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 ...

In September 2012, Apple introduced the iPhone 5 — it was bigger, faster, and more powerful than its predecessor, but perhaps the most revolutionary change was how you charged it. Onstage to introduce ...

Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

Apple launched the iPhone 15 earlier this year with one of the biggest changes in history. The new lineup abandons the company's proprietary Lightning connector and adopts USB-C, the port that's ...

Q: 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? A: Us old timers ...

Everyone knows that the Lightning cable that comes with a new iPhone is not very high quality. The white gets dirty really quickly and the material (TPE) tears with too much bending and coiling and ...

(AP) -- Bye, Lightning cable. Hello, USB-C. Apple is ditching its in-house iPhone charging plug and falling in line with the rest of the tech industry by adopting a more widely used connection ...

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 ...

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 ...

For more than a decade, Apple has been using the Lightning port to charge and transfer data to its iPhone line — but all that changes with the upcoming iPhone 15. Goodbye Lightning, hello USB-C.

Fortunately, the USB-C ecosystem is already thriving. Unfortunately, you’re probably going to need a dongle or three in the meantime. Fortunately, the USB-C ecosystem is already thriving.

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 ...