Thanks to various rumors and part leaks, we have long known that the iPhone 5 would likely have a new connector. Called Lightning, it immediately drew criticism, particularly over the fact that it'll ...

After the iPhone 5 was announced, it was reported that the Lightning adapter for the phone to work with existing 30-pin Dock Connector accessories would not work in sending video output and that had ...

If you don’t have an Apple TV but want to look at all your pretty iPhone 5 pictures on your HDTV, then Apple just came out with some new Lightning adapters to help solve all your problems. For $49 you ...

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Lightning ports were once ubiquitous across Apple’s iPhone and iPad line-up. Apple is switching to USB-C ports for its iPads and from the iPhone 15 family, the Lightning port is now replaced by USB-C.

The lightning connector can push uncompressed 1080p. The A6 cannot encode the screen output into 1080p h.264 in real time, so it pushes a lower-res stream to the adapter, which then turns it into raw, ...

A number of Apple’s new devices now use their Lightning dock connector, which include the iPhone 5, the iPad Mini, and the fourth generation iPad, as well as Apple’s new iPod Touch. This shift to the ...

After unveiling their new Apple Lightning port earlier this week, Apple’s future plans for their new Lightning Port included on the new iPhone 5 and iPod Touch devices are still unclear. The ...

At the time of writing, the Lightning port that Apple has equipped the iPhone and iPad with is being replaced with a USB-C port. However, devices equipped with Lightning ports are still in active use, ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more The best Lightning cables can fast charge a compatible iPhone and provide long-lasting use. While Apple ...