TechCrunch

Apple ditches the Lightning connector in favor of USB-C after exactly 11 years

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 ...
Forbes

Why Apple Is Finally Ditching Its Proprietary Lightning Connector For USB-C On All iPhones, iPads

At the company's “More in the Making” event on Tuesday, Apple's vice-president of hardware engineering John Ternus revealed that the new iPad Pro will have a USB-C port - already present on the latest ...
The Verge

Apple’s Lightning connector was the first great port — and USB-C might be the last

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 ...
Android Authority

New iPad Pro uses USB-C in lieu of Lightning connector: Here's why that's important

Apple’s new iPad Pro features an (nearly) edge-to-edge display, eliminates the home button, and opts for a USB-C connection in lieu of the company’s proprietary Lightning connector. This signals a ...