What Is a Lightning Connector? And Do You Need One?
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Apple has switched from its Lightning connector to USB-C — we explain which is better and why they did it
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Apple's New Lightning Connector: What It Does And Doesn't Change
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Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector Review, by Alex Rowe
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New iPhone charging cable coming as Apple told to kill old one; will iPhone 14 get it?
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How to charge an iPhone 15 with a Lightning cable
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Apple's Lightning connector and you: What you should know - CNET
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