While Lightning still outputs a pretty measly 480 Mbps (about the equivalent to USB 2.0) a type-C USB connector with the latest technology (we’re on USB 4.0 now) can output a whopping 40 Gbps.

While Lightning may still be fine for charging compatible iPhones and iPads, as well as some small file transfers, Apple and ...

What Happened: Apple is ditching the Lightning cable with the iPhone 15 series and switching to the universal USB-C port, leaving very few products in its portfolio with its proprietary connector.

Opinion RIP, Lightning cable: You showed what USB-C should have been USB-C has taken forever to get where Lightning was at its start. By Alaina Yee Senior Editor, PCWorld Jun 27, 2022 7:37 am PDT ...

For the past few years, a stubborn rumor has circulated ahead of the release of the newest iPhone: that this will be the one without a Lightning port. Now, as the big iPhone event looms just days away ...

This 65-watt charger from Ugreen features a retractable USB-C cable making it ideal for travelling and everyday use. We ...

Apple may finally have to kill the Lightning port Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN Business 3 minute read Updated 8:23 AM EDT, Mon June 13, 2022 ...

Fed up with Apple's Lightning port nonsense? A Swiss designer has beaten Apple to the USB-C punch with an ingenious solution - a snap-on case that adds USB-C connectivity to current iPhones. The ...

Correction, January 24th at 10:20 PM ET: This story originally appeared with the headline “No, the EU isn’t asking Apple to kill the Lightning cable.” ...

The company may ditch the charging cable and port on its premium iPhone models in 2021, Ming-Chi Kuo, a top Apple (AAPL) analyst with TF International Securities, said in a report Thursday.

I speak, of course, of our friend and colleague, the Lightning cable. There are those who will say that such a send-off is premature, but the writing is on the wall.