A new iPhone case from engineer Ken Pillonel lets anyone add a USB-C port to an older Lightning iPhone, with no disassembly required. Pillonel is best known for creating the first USB-C iPhone in 2021 ...

That's one less reason to upgrade your older iPhone with a Lightning connector. Swiss robotics engineer Ken Pillonel just developed a commercial solution for iPhone users with Lightning connectors who ...

The long and short of it is that Apple most likely made the decision to comply with a law imposed by the EU mandating that a multitude of devices have a common charger, which included smartphones.

USB-C transforms the iPhone. It unlocks a massive ecosystem of universal accessories and, on Pro models, unleashes blistering transfer speeds for pro-grade video. Basically, if you're buying an iPhone ...

iPhones are built to last a long time, which means that there are a lot of Lightning-equipped iPhones still in use, even though Apple replaced the Lightning port on its iPhones with USB-C in 2023 with ...

The Apple USB-C transition officially reached its final stage in February 2025 when the iPhone 16e launched as the last model completing the shift away from Lightning. With the Lightning port end now ...