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Apple won’t let manufacturers sell third-party Lightning dock adapters without their approval
and the delayed Lightning to 30-pin adapter. Tech pundits have also panned the new connector over the fact that it still transfers data at USB 2.0 speeds and not USB 3.0. Lightning does have a ...
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Lightning connector
Introduced in 2012 with the iPhone 5 and new iPods, Lightning superseded the 30-pin dock connector that dates back to 2001.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 ...
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5 things wrong with the Apple lightning cable and charger
Narrator: You probably recognize this. It's a Lightning cable. They're everywhere. In 2012, we said goodbye to 30-pin, and Lightning became Apple's main connector. But, seven years later ...
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A brief history of Apple killing standards you loved - and others you didn't
And again, there were dongles: a standard Lightning to 30-pin adapter for $29, and a wired one for $39. The jury’s still out on whether or not Apple’s ultra-slim MacBook will ever gain the ...
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Apple dock connector
The current interface is USB Type C, which superseded Apple's own 30-pin and Lightning connectors as ... a Type C-to-3.5mm adapter is used, which contains a digital-to-analog converter.