The Macs and Windows PCs of a couple of decades ago shared few common connectors. PCs had parallel ports for printers and PS/2 ports for keyboards and mice. Macs used SCSI connections for hard drives ...
Yesterday on his Talk Show podcast, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber suggested that his Apple sources told him that Apple invented USB Type-C. Known for often insightful but always ‘not negative‘ Apple ...
With time under its belt, has Apple’s adoption of this universal standard steadied the USB-C ship at all, or has it messed up just as badly as everyone else? Changing connectors is enough of a win; we ...
Apple may be about to make it harder to use lower cost USB-C cables with its devices, but there are very good reasons it should do so. Apple appears poised to make it more difficult to use cheap USB-C ...
Apple no longer sells new laptops that come with regular USB ports. All of Apple's latest laptops come with USB-C ports, only. Apple is still selling the old MacBook Air with regular USB ports for ...
We may earn a commission from links on this page. This change is a big deal for Apple users, affecting everything from the iPhone 15's charging features and how it interacts with other Apple devices ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Apple might have been the last major company to switch to USB-C on its smartphones, but it also was one of the first laptop manufacturers to ...
Apple's latest Apple Pencil is the company's cheapest stylus and one offering USB-C support. Here's where it fits into the Apple stylus landscape. On October 17, as the rumor mill awaited the ...
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Commentary: Apple seems poised to make another connector change with its newest iPhones. This time the switch should be much less painful. Eli covered the latest in the ever-changing worlds of telecom ...
Apple’s new USB-C EarPods are compatible with a bunch of your Apple devices. Apple’s new USB-C EarPods are compatible with a bunch of your Apple devices. is a senior reporter covering technology, ...
The new AirPods Pro come with a USB-C charging port instead of Lightning, and that's pretty much it. Basically the same as last year's model A how-to series to help kick-start new ventures and hobbies ...