Lightning is one end of the cable, with USB Type A at the other. Introduced in 2012 with the iPhone 5 and new iPods, Lightning superseded the 30-pin dock connector that dates back to 2001.

So much has changed since we first created that 30-pin connector. Narrator: Now, the same is true of Lightning. Apple's connectors have become fragmented. In 2018, it unveiled the new iPad Pro ...

While this was an improvement over the older 30-pin connector ... products like the iPad and AirPods in Apple's lineup. So, does USB-C really bring noticeable upgrades over Lightning — or ...

The current interface is USB Type C, which superseded Apple's own 30-pin and Lightning connectors as well as the 3.5mm headphones jack. The Apple device contains the socket, and the cable or ...

When Apple refreshed its online store with a new USB-C to Lightning cable with support for fast charging through a 29W power adapter on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro last week, the addition immediately ...

However, since the Lightning connector doesn’t have the bandwidth needed to transmit HDMI video, Apple has put a SoC in the adapter to compress the output video. The developer explains that ...

When Apple first unveiled the lightning port a decade ago it was an amazing upgrade over existing options. We were using micro-USB or Apple’s 30 pin connector. The lightning port gave us ...

You can pair a Pencil with the iPad Pro simply by removing the cap, plugging its Lightning connector into the device, and accepting the pairing request. The cap itself snaps magnetically onto the ...