Macworld Apple’s Beats brand has a habit of one-upping its parent company with products that are a little less restrictive, a ...

Although USB has set standards, you can find some odd cables and ports out there. So, why do some USB connectors have small ...

the iPhone comes with a Lightning to USB-A cable. So you can't even plug your iPhone into your MacBook without buying a separate cable. Somehow, Apple's most important product is the odd one out.

Case in point: Apple, a longtime holdout against USB-C, finally caved and ditched the Lightning port with the iPhone 15. One day, I’ll be able to chuck my Micro USB cables with confidence ...

Lightning cables and docks became synonymous with living in the Apple ecosystem. Micro-USB wasn't an ideal solution, though. It was still limited in power delivery, and as anyone who's used the ...

It's a USB-C cable. USB-C is great. It can transfer data, power, video, audio, and it's not limited to one manufacturer, like Apple's Lightning cables. Finally, a universal connector has arrived.

Unfortunately, Apple didn’t make a first-party USB-A to USB-C cable for this situation. Instead, the company sells a $29 USB-C to Lightning adapter as its official solution. My advice?

Apple’s decision to ditch the proprietary Lightning adaptor from its phones was a huge decision – but as you’ll hear, it had no choice but to move to USB-C. Virtually every new smartphone sold ...

Two of the ports - a USB Type-C port and a Lightning port - are retractable cables that pull out to about 2.5 feet. They're useful for pretty much any Apple iPhone model, since you have a USB Type ...