Surprise! Apple's being a massive dick again. It's crushed a really great, universal charging idea, which was gaining serious steam on Kickstarter, because it won't allow the Lightning adapter to be used in a device with multiple charging options. Thanks Apple, some of us still have older Apple devices you know, oh, and the odd microUSB-charged thing too. Sometimes, you're a right nob. Read More >>
Apple doesn't want you buying cables for your iPhone 5 (or new iPads) from anyone other than Apple, because it charges a fat £15 for each one. Luckily, we can now confirm a flood of cheap knockoff cables are real. Read More >>
Featured comment by speltwong:
"Personally, I balk at paying a company I just paid £600 to, another £15 for a cable, because the only reason I need a new cable is because the one p..." More »
I just got my dock adapter in the mail. So naturally, I want to destroy this one. The dock adapter has a plastic shell on it that is glued tight. You can't cleanly get it off without a dremel, as the glue is not hot glue, as far as I can tell. Read More >>
Featured comment by kernelcode:
"I don't understand - there's a headphone socket a few mm to the left - why would you want to hack an audio output into a £25 adapter?" More »