Lightning was initially a superior alternative to Micro-USB and its own 30-pin connectors. A few years later, though, Apple found itself clinging to Lightning despite the obvious technical superiority ...

The Lightning connector was a revolutionary 8-pin, reversible port that replaced the bulky 30-pin dock connector found ... starting with the iPad Pro in 2018. USB-C brought several advantages ...

Introduced in 2012 with the iPhone 5 and new iPods, Lightning superseded the 30-pin dock connector that dates back to 2001. The 30-pin cables and docks were adapted or updated. Lightning is ...

It looks really elegant and just being able to drop the iPad down onto the dock, without fiddling with a lightning cable, would be great. But the lengthy charge time and hefty price are dampening my ...

Apple no longer manufactures any iPhones with a Lightning port, and all models in the ... Apple has already overhauled the iPad lineup with USB-C, so Lightning is no longer used for any ...