Third-party USB-C Lightning cables made official at CES by Griffin
Griffin is also coming to market with a third-party USB-C to Lightning cable suitable for connecting Apple's newest hardware to the iPhone.
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Andrew O'Hara
First third-party USB-C to Lightning cable is the Belkin BoostCharge
Belkin has introduced a collection of BoostCharge cables for connecting devices requiring power to chargers and power banks, with the series featuring the first third-party USB-C to Lightning cable that has been approved by Apple.
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Malcolm Owen
Apple's USB-C charger and third-party USB-C Lightning cables are good signs for future iPhones
Apple is now selling its own 18W USB-C charger and is now allowing third-party MFi certified Lightning to USB-C cables. AppleInsider discusses why this is a good sign for future USB-C parity in all of Apple's chargers.
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Vadim Yuryev
Apple certified MFi USB-C Lightning cables could arrive as soon as February
Apple is now allowing manufacturers to produce their own fast-charging USB-C to Lightning cables, with releases for consumers possible as early as February according to documentation from socket part suppliers.
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Apple should keep Lightning for now, but USB-A has to die
USB-C is slowly, but surely, replacing all the cables in our lives and is trying to be the ubiquitous solution to power all our gadgets. The one holdback before the format can accomplish this task, is insistence on maintaining the USB-A connector, and our old friend, Apple's Lightning cable. One of them has to go, and it isn't Lightning.
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Review: Belkin BoostCharge battery pack with Lightning makes powering up easier
The new Belkin BoostCharge 10K battery pack with Lightning simplifies the charging process by allowing you to use the same cable to charge your battery that you do for your iPhone.
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Latest iOS 12.1 beta fixes sporadic iPhone and iPad recharging issues
A bug in the way iOS 12 handles charging that causes devices to not charge when connected to a power source is on its way to being rectified, with a beta release of iOS 12.1 fixing the problem on iPhones and iPads affected by the issue.
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Apple's iOS 12 update is causing sporadic issues with iPhone charging
Multiple reports are suggesting that iOS 12 may have a bug, causing periodic and random issues with devices not charging when plugged in to a power source, or placed on a wireless charging pad without user interaction.
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Victor Marks
Apple drops bundled 3.5mm adapters from all new iPhones, sticks with 5W USB-A power
In a potential disappointment to some buyers, iPhones are no longer shipping with 3.5mm headphone adapters in the box, and still come with 5-watt power adapters that forego USB-C.
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Roger Fingas
William Gallagher
Neil Hughes
Mike Wuerthele
