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 ...

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 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, ...

It took the iPhone an eternity to strike Lightning in favor of the universal USB-C port. Now that it’s here on all models, including the low-end 16e, many users still limit its use to charging, ...

Apple showed off its upcoming iPhone 15 this week to waves of fan support, but users will get an updated charging port with their new phone. Apple’s latest device will use the USB-C charging port and ...

When Apple introduced the Lightning connector in 2012, Apple executive Phil Schiller called it “the modern connector for the next decade.” The decade has passed — and Schiller’s prophecy has been ...

Apple’s recent shift from a lightning connector to USB-C for the iPhone 15 is a welcome relief for many of us who want all of our go-to tech accessories to play nice in the sandbox together. After ...

(CNN) — Apple retired its Lightning charger on Tuesday exactly 11 years to the day it was first announced. The effort marks a milestone moment for the company by finally adopting USB-C, a universal ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Charging your iPhone efficiently involves more than just connecting it to a power source. By using the appropriate hardware, adjusting your device’s settings, and using automation, you can ...

Starting with the iPhone 5 (2012) Apple always included a USB type A to lighting cable and one of these 5 W chargers with any iPhone. (Got to love those foldable prongs on the UK version.) With the ...