After 11 years, 6 months, and 5 days of valiant charging and data service, the Lightning port is no longer on any iPad that Apple sells. But step back to 2012 and the moment that tiny Lightning ...

After years of the Lightning port on iPhones, iPads, and other devices, Apple is forced to switch to USB-C, thanks in part to the European Union. In many ways, that’s a good thing for users, but you ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. The 10th-generation iPad looks pretty much like the fourth- and fifth-gen iPad Air. It's got the same squared-off edges and ...

Apple discontinued the ninth-generation iPad with a Lightning port last week, meaning that its entire iPad lineup now uses USB-C. However, the company still sells a handful of devices and accessories ...

Apple's addition of USB-C to the iPad doesn't offer all of the benefits of the port, with it limited to transfer speeds equal to the Lightning connector it replaces. The migration to USB-C from ...

Last week an eye-opening report claimed that Apple will split its iPhone 15 release in two with standard models continuing to use the Lightning port and Pro models moving to USB-C. Now a new iPad leak ...