The rumors continue to abound as to whether Apple will include a USB-C to Lightning cable to function as an 18 watt fast charger with the upcoming iPhones this fall. The current consensus is that fast charger options may be somewhat limited because Apple is requiring USB-C authentication compliance for the charger and cable. Per […]
Category: Lightning
It may not be completely polished, but this is definitely nifty. Given that it’s been nine months since Apple announced that a new wireless AirPods charging case was on the way, alongside its AirPower mat designed to provide simultaneous wireless charging to that, an iPhone 8/X and Apple Watch, an intermediary device to fill the […]
As spiffy as the 2016 MacBook Pro keyboard was, complete with its new butterfly key-switch action, there’ve been a fair number of complaints about the unit, especially with regards to its failure rates. And they’ve been getting worse. The cool cats over at AppleInsider collected service data for the first year of release of the […]
According to the rumor mille, Apple will release an updated iPhone SE in May. The rumors apparently surfaced from case makers who spoke with Japanese website Mac Otakara at the Global Sources Mobile Electronics trade show in Hong Kong last week. The case makers said the second-generation model will retain the same physical size as […]
Apple Made-for-iPhone/iPad/iPod (MFi) licensing program now extends to Lightning to 3.5mm output cable and USB-C ports. The new specs were detailed in Apple’s recently updated materials for manufacturers in the MFi program, according to sources. Per the new specs, companies in the MFi program can now include USB-C receptacles on their officially certified iOS and […]