Apple will ditch its proprietary Lightning port and switch to USB-C on all or possibly some models of the iPhone 15 lineup destined to launch in the second half of 2023, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today. Since the iPhone 5, Apple has kept the Lightning port on the iPhone, despite much of the industry […]
AppleInsider is supported by its audience and may earn commission as an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner on qualifying purchases. These affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content. After some supply chain checks, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that the 2023 “iPhone 15” will abandon the Lightning connector and instead use USB-C. Apple […]
Apple is preparing to swap the proprietary Lightning port on its iPhones next year for the nearly universally-embraced USB-C, claims company analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a pair of tweets, Kuo said Apple was going to make the change in 2023, basing this claim on an unspecified “survey” (presumably of component manufacturers, from whom Kuo seems […]
The only examples of a USB-C iPhone we’ve seen to date have been DIY versions, but Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Apple will make the switch from Lightning to USB-C next year, in the iPhone 15. The report comes as something of a surprise, as although Apple has adopted USB-C for Mac and iPad, it had […]
Source: Joseph Keller/iMore A shocking revelation from a reliable insider claims the iPhone 15 will abandon the Lightning port in favor of USB-C. Ming-Chi Kuo took to Twitter today stating: My latest survey indicates that 2H23 new iPhone will abandon Lightning port and switch to USB-C port. USB-C could improve iPhone’s transfer and charging speed […]
Judge finds ‘there was nothing concrete’ about Saudi financing to take the electric carmaker private. A US court has ruled that Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets saying funding had been secured to take Tesla private were inaccurate and reckless, delivering a major victory to investors who alleged the billionaire artificially inflated stock prices. US District Judge […]
You might think it’s more difficult to transfer photos from iPhone to a Windows computer than to a Mac, and you’d technically be right. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible—in fact far from it. We’ve all seen the smug face Apple users pull when they seamlessly AirDrop files from their iPhone onto a nearby Mac […]
The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models will be available in a refreshed range of color options, including an all-new purple color, according to a recent rumor. The claim comes from a post on Chinese social media site Weibo by an unverified source and purports to reveal the full range of color options for […]
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Today the US Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a patent that relates to the use of optical fibers behind displays that could capture biometric data – fingerprint data – at much higher rates and accuracy. It’s been rumored for years that under display fingerprint technology would be coming to iPhone and each year […]