Thank you, Apple, for letting me use my USB-C port for whatever I want.

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 ...

Apple’s iPhone 15 series, launched in September 2023, replaced the proprietary Lightning port with USB-C, ending more than a decade of Apple-only charging cables. The switch was driven by European ...

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 is expected to retain USB-C on future iPhones due to EU regulations mandating the standard for smartphones and practical connectivity needs.

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 ...

The iPhone 15 and 15 Pro will ditch the Lightning cable in favor of the more universal USB-C for the first time in more than 10 years. Reading time 3 minutes After more than a decade of use, Apple’s ...

Commentary: USB-C's charging and data transfer versatility also brings complications that millions of folks now get to experience firsthand. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...