The Apple Vision Pro’s battery cable can be removed using a SIM push pin, revealing an oversized lightning connector and port. The Vision Pro’s battery only delivers power, so it could have achieved ...

Back in 2021, engineer Ken Pillonel did what Apple refuses to do when he made the world’s first iPhone with a working USB-C port. Now, Pillonel has flipped the script with his latest project: the ...

An engineer has added a Lightning port to an Android phone. The phone is able to charge and conduct data transfers via the Apple port. The same engineer previously added a USB-C port to an iPhone. An ...

Someone made an Android phone with a lightning port – and it works. Last year, engineer Ken Pillonel did what Apple won’t do – make an iPhone with a working USB-C port. Now, Pillonel has made an ...

Feel like you don't have enough cables in your desk drawer? To better fit small devices and to make them easier to use, Apple just introduced a whole new cable. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

The release of the iPhone 15 turned CarPlay into a huge mess for less tech-savvy people, as it replaced the Lightning port with USB-C. The switch to USB-C comes after the European Union passed new ...

This Samsung Galaxy A51 is almost certainly the only Android phone in the world that uses a Lightning port. That’s thanks to engineer Ken Pillonel, who hacked the handset to use Apple’s connector ...

Well, that was unexpected. Yesterday, when I tweeted a photo of the Apple Vision Pro’s hidden Lightning connector inside of its battery pack, I had no idea it would go viral. I didn’t think for a ...

Lightning was great but its time has passed. USB-C is now a better option. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Today is the 10th anniversary of the Lightning connector. It was once the best option but ...

Apple, an early adopter of USB-A and USB-C connectors, will likely be forced to phase out Lightning over the next two years. Here's why, and what's likely to happen along the way. For decades, Apple ...

Ever imagined what a typical Android phone will be like with a different port, say, Apple's Lightning port on their iPhones? Well, you don't have to imagine anymore. A YouTuber called Kenny Pillonel, ...

We’re not sure why you’d want such a thing, but someone modified an Android phone to use Apple’s Lightning port instead of the industry-standard USB-C connection. The modification was undertaken by ...