September 12, 2012: The Lightning connector replaces Apple’s aging 30-pin interface, a proprietary data and power connector that debuted on the iPod Classic in 2003. The slender and capable new ...

The changes to Maps in iOS 6 may have gotten the lion’s share of negative coverage since the iPhone 5 debuted. But back on September 12, when the company announced the latest iPhone and iPod models, ...

Apple has recently listed a new adapter for sale though its U.K. web store that allows iOS device users to connect a standard microUSB cable to the 30-pin port on the bottom of the iPhone/iPad. The ...

With the iPhone 5, Apple switched away from the long used 30-pin dock connector to a smaller Lightning dock connector. This means that users will need to switch accessories or purchase a Lightning to ...

Apple’s next phone is said to shed the old 30-pin iPod connector in favor of a newer, smaller port. The Apple-obsessed Internet is officially scandalized by the not-yet-official decision. Here’s what ...

The CableJive dockBoss Air transforms any 30-pin audio accessory into a Bluetooth A2DP audio accessory. When Apple switched the connector on their iPhone and iPad to a smaller Lightning connector, a ...

Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

Back in the distant mists of 2012, everyone needed an adapter to plug their collection of 30-pin charging cables into Apple’s new Lightning port. Fast forward to today and this once crucial accessory ...

Samsung used a USB cable for some of its earlier tablets that, on the tablet end, looked identical to an Apple 30-pin plug. However, it was not the same and not interchangeable. Also called a "Galaxy ...

Apple may be dumping the 30-pin dock connector in future iOS devices for a smaller component as the company looks to make more room inside iPhones, iPads, and iPods for larger batteries and other ...

A mock-up of what the new dock connector might look like. (Courtesy Blackpool Creative.) The next version of the iPhone is expected to have a 19-pin dock connector, a drastic change that could disrupt ...

The company's current iPhones have a 30-pin port. The smaller connector will make room for the headphone jack on the bottom of the device. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who ...