The EU is forcing Apple to ditch Lightning in Europe, but the USB-C charger might just be a better option for consumers. Apple introduced its Lightning connector in September 2012, an upgrade to its ...

Backing up your iPhone to a USB drive is a great way to transfer files between devices and make sure your files are safe.

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

If you’ve just bought one of Apple’s new iPhone 15 models with its new USB-C port, you might suddenly find yourself with a drawer full of seemingly useless Lightning cables. I counted them up and my ...

It Feels Like we have been saying goodbye to Apple’s Lightning cable for some time, and that farewell appears to be all the closer following the company’s September Glowtime event. With the slew of ...

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 ...

Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac The USB-C iPad Pro can charge your iPhone, but you have to buy one of Apple’s expensive USB-C to Lightning cables. Or do you? With a USB-C-to-microUSB cable, and the ...

Q. My kids are making me nuts with constantly having to replace the Lightning charging cables for their iPhones. The official Apple ones aren’t great, and the Amazon ones do not seem not to last ...