A thing can be handy and appalling at the same time. And if you don't believe me, check out the Uncourage adapter for carrying your iPhone headphone dongle on your keychain, which fills me with an ...

Apple is finally selling a dongle that lets users charge their iPhone while listening to music through wired headphones. The dongle, which has been a year in the making, replaces previous inelegant ...

Like the iPhone 7 that preceded it, the iPhone 8 lacks a headphone jack. And it's highly unlikely that any of the future iPhones will bring back the aging standard audio port. There are many ways to ...

Apple's decision to remove the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 has already caused a lot of anger among customers before they even get their hands on the device. Apple clearly saw this controversy ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Last year, Apple removed the standard 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone 7, a "courageous" move, but one that has put us in a world where ...

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Apple’s obsession with lopping ports off its devices has spawned a whole industry of dangling dongles. Every time Apple removes hole to slim down an iPhone or a MacBook, or to make space for a bigger ...

The iPhone 7 may not include a 3.5mm headphone jack, but Apple’s going to make sure your old headphones aren’t immediately obsolete by including an adapter with the new device. Prepare to lose another ...

If you've got an iPhone 7, you're probably pretty pleased with yourself. What you're probably less pleased about is the removal of the 3.5mm headphone port. While Apple has bundled a Lightning to ...