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Goodbye Lightning: EU Officially Demands Big Tech Use USB-C by the End of 2024
Apple is already rumoured to be adding more-standardised charging ports to future iPhones, but it now has a deadline to make the switch, at least for the EU.
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European Union Finally Reaches Deal on One Charger to Rule Them All
Manufacturers will have to include a USB-C charging port in devices sold in Europe by autumn 2024, pending the deal’s approval.
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The iPhone Could Soon Ditch Lightning For USB-C
After years of stubbornly using the Lightning connector on the iPhone, a new leak says that Apple will make the switch to USB-C next year.
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Most Cursed Prank Ever: an Engineer Created the First Android Phone With an Apple Lightning Port
Last October, a determined engineering student did what Apple has stubbornly refused to do: upgrade an iPhone with a USB-C port instead of Lightning. That phone went on to sell at auction for over $US86,000 ($119,385), proving there was a demand for the upgrade. This time Ken Pillonel has done the opposite, swapping out an…