September 12, 2012: The Lightning connector replaces Apple’s aging 30-pin interface, a proprietary data and power connector that debuted on the iPod Classic in 2003. The slender and capable new ...

With the iPhone 5, Apple switched away from the long used 30-pin dock connector to a smaller Lightning dock connector. This means that users will need to switch accessories or purchase a Lightning to ...

The changes to Maps in iOS 6 may have gotten the lion’s share of negative coverage since the iPhone 5 debuted. But back on September 12, when the company announced the latest iPhone and iPod models, ...

Apple’s Lightning connector is now the company’s main connector for its iOS devices, but it has taken a little while to get to the point where most owners are upgraded to the new plug. However, Apple ...

The Kickstarter campaign that was "shut down" by Apple for creating a charging station that had both Lightning and 30-pin iPod connectors wasn't following the specifications required to be part of ...

A mock-up of what the new dock connector might look like. (Courtesy Blackpool Creative.) The next version of the iPhone is expected to have a 19-pin dock connector, a drastic change that could disrupt ...

Samsung used a USB cable for some of its earlier tablets that, on the tablet end, looked identical to an Apple 30-pin plug. However, it was not the same and not interchangeable. Also called a "Galaxy ...

Apple has just won a patent, which I totally saw coming a mile away, that seemingly allows for their semi-ubiquitous 30-pin connector to support “DisplayPort (dual lane),” which sounds a lot like the ...

Apple may be dumping the 30-pin dock connector in future iOS devices for a smaller component as the company looks to make more room inside iPhones, iPads, and iPods for larger batteries and other ...

Want to dock your new iPhone 5 into your existing iPod speaker system? That'll cost you £25. Per device. Apple's decision to scrap the 30-pin dock connector in favour of a significantly smaller ...

In my kitchen I have this great Fluance speaker dock -- well, great except that it doesn't have Bluetooth. If I want to listen to music, I have to plop my iPhone onto its 30-pin connector. Or not, if ...