Apple unlikely to include Lightning-to-headphone jack converter with 2018 iPhones, analyst says Analyst report on Cirrus' quarterly earnings indicates Apple won't be bundling the converter with this year's new iPhone models. Stephen Silver 7 years ago 56
Teardown finds DAC chips in Apple's Lightning EarPods & Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter for iPhone 7 As anticipated, a teardown of Apple's Lightning EarPods and Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter — both included with the iPhone 7 — has discovered small digital-to-analog converter chips, though their exact supplier remains a mystery. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 31
Cirrus Logic shares rise on Apple iPhone, other devices dropping 3.5mm headphone jacks Shares of Apple audio parts supplier Cirrus Logic spiked in after-hours trading on Wednesday night as the company not only beat quarterly forecasts, but implied that it stands to benefit from Apple's "iPhone 7" and other smartphones ditching 3.5-millimeter headphone jacks in favor of USB and Bluetooth. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 9
Apple chip suppliers gearing up capacity for 'iPhone 7' production - report Right on schedule for a fall product launch, Apple's suppliers are said to be reserving "a significant portion" of production capacities for the second and third quarters of 2016, ahead of the highly anticipated "iPhone 7" launch. Katie Marsal 10 years ago 30
'iPhone 7' might replace 3.5mm headphone jack with second speaker, analysts say Apple's next-generation iPhone — expected to abandon a 3.5mm headphone jack — will probably replace the part with a second speaker, according to a Barclays research memo obtained by AppleInsider. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 35
Another rumor claims 'iPhone 7' will drop headphone jack, gain waterproofing & wireless charging Apple is indeed planning to remove the headphone jack from next-generation iPhones, but will "very likely" be adding features like wireless charging and a waterproof chassis, a new report claimed on Thursday. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 58
