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R.I.P. Lightning port
Pour one out for the poor old Lightning port, which is soon to be no more.
A European Union mandate will likely force Apple to ditch Lightning in favor of USB-C on the iPhone and other devices.
Although some accuse EU lawmakers of making idiotic technical decisions for the industry, I personally think it's a great idea.
I would love to have just one charger for all my devices, and USB-C fits the bill. It's reversible, and supports higher voltages and faster data transfers than Lightning. No wonder Apple already uses it on laptops and iPads.
Plus, the writing's already on the wall for charging ports in general. Apple's already eliminated the headphone jack. The charging port is likely the next to go.
I already charge my iPhone and many of my other gadgets wirelessly, and it's way better. MagSafe is a genuine 8th Wonder of the World.
Lightning was great in its day but the world moves on.
-- Leander Kahney, EIC.
The Lightning port’s days are numbered. The EU government settled on a plan that will require all new phones and tablets to come with a USB-C port, including iPhone. But it seems Apple saw the writing on the wall and is already getting ready to switch iPhone from Lightning to USB-C.
Monday's big Apple event was a blizzard of features and exciting announcements. As in past years, I ended up with two pages of drawings in my notebook. Check out the highlights!
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Tweetz o' the day
ship better webcams? ❌
tape phone to laptop ✅— [email protected] (@Stammy)
6:28 PM • Jun 6, 2022
Jony Ive is crying rn #WWDC22
— alex medina (@mrmedina)
6:41 PM • Jun 6, 2022
I’m sorry, but this fucking sucks. There’s way too much distraction in these cars with screens everywhere, and having Apple encouraging it with CarPlay is so irresponsible. It actually makes me mad that regulators aren’t stepping in to do something about this.
— Paris Marx (@parismarx)
8:33 PM • Jun 6, 2022
One more thing ...
"We're still heavily into the box. We love the box. We have amazing computers today, and amazing hardware in the pipeline. I still spend a lot of my time working on new computers, and it will always be a primal thing for Apple. But the user experience is what we care about most, and we're expanding that experience beyond the box by making better use of the internet. The user experience now entails four things: the hardware, the operating system, the applications, and the net. We want to do all four uniquely well for our customers." -- Steve Jobs
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