One problem Apple might also be weighing is the thousands of docking peripherals. From clock radios, sound systems, boom boxes, and cars, the 30-pin connector is ubiquitous.

Apple's Lightning connector is becoming more ubiquitous now that it's been out for well over year, but Apple is still tied to its older 30-pin connector. Home; Apple.

When the iPhone 5 shipped in 2012, Apple did its best to assuage concerns by offering a free 30-pin connector-to-lighting port plug adapter. I still have a few in my drawer. Get daily insight ...

An iPod nano connected to a 2005 speaker dock using Apple’s Lightning-to-30-pin adapter and a third-party charging adapter. There is a workaround here, though it epitomizes the term “kludge.” ...

Apple is working on a smaller dock connector for the next iPhone, according to a report. The Cupertino, Calif., company is planning on ditching its 30-pin connector that works with the iPhone ...

Apple has discontinued its $29 Lightning to 30-pin Adapter and has removed the accessory from its website as of this week. The Lightning to 30-pin Adapter was first introduced in 2012 after Apple ...

The dock connector has been included on every Apple mobile device since that time, including iPods, iPhones, and iPads. The 30-pin connector originally made it possible to connect iPods to both ...

The Lightning to 30-pin adapter is handy if you have an older accessory you like to use, such as a speaker dock. For example, I have an Apple iPod Hi-Fi that I use in my small home office.

The 30-pin dock connector cable that comes with the new iPad has a slightly different design from the older cables that come with previous iPad models. As several TNW readers ha A small detail on ...

Multiple manufacturers have independently indicated that Apple is planning to shrink its 30-pin dock connector to a 19-pin port in the next iPhone, according to a new report.