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IN A NUTSHELL 📱 The iPhone 17 Air is expected to be Apple’s slimmest smartphone, potentially eliminating traditional ports like USB-C. 🌍 European regulations require USB-C, but Apple may bypass this with a fully wireless charging option using MagSafe. 💡 The iPhone 17 Air aligns with Apple’s MacBook Air strategy, prioritizing thinness and design over traditional features. 🛒 Expert buying …

An independent engineer known for modifying Apple products today revealed a new accessory that adds a fully functional USB-C port to older iPhones with Lightning ports via a custom-designed case. Ken Pillonel, the Swiss robotics engineer who gained attention in 2021 after adding a USB-C port to an iPhone X through hardware modification, has launched a commercial product that enables …

Do you own an iPhone with a Lightning port but wish it was USB-C? A new iPhone case just arrived that could be the best solution. New case available for iPhone 14 line and older Apple switched the iPhone to USB-C a couple years ago with the iPhone 15 line. But many other devices, including Apple products like the Mac …

Ken Pillonel has a history of developing clever projects that add USB-C support to gadgets that have less common, outdated port types. After creating the first ever USB-C iPhone back in 2021, the engineer has returned his attention to that concept. He’s created an iPhone case that can provide older device models with a USB-C port, and you can browse …

The engineer who beat Apple by creating the first USB-C iPhone has now evolved his work into a phone case that switches the Lightning port on older iPhones to USB-C. Ken Pillonel’s latest project aims to fight planned obsolescence by giving people one less reason to replace their old iPhones, and builds on his viral mod from 2021 by improving …

Barbara Krasnoff is officially the reviews editor for The Verge, but although she has done a great deal of reviewing in her time, she doesn’t tend to do a lot of it in her current position. “I was originally hired here to write and edit to-do articles,” she explains. “Now, I spend most of my time editing, overseeing various projects, …