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The iPhone 14 still features a Lightning connector at the bottom instead of the USB-C port some users might want. But things could change as soon as next year, with the iPhone 15 embracing the USB-C port that’s been the standard charger for Android devices in the past few years. Apple won’t be switching to USB-C on its own if it ever gets there. It’ll have to do it because regulatory bodies demand it. Like the European Union, which just decided to mandate USB-C charging on electronic devices like the iPhone. The…

Apple's impending switch from Lightning to USB-C is the "right thing" to do, according to former Apple VP and father of the iPod, Tony Fadell.Writing to Twitter, Fadell said that "the world has converged on USB-C" and that Apple's switch away from Lightning was "overdue."Greased LightningThe argument against the Lightning cable, and for the switch to USB-C, has been an ongoing one. It's also one that is set to be lost by Apple, with an EU directive set to require all smartphones and similar tech to move to USB-C by 2024.…

Nothing has published its fourth and final Nothing Phone (1) development video on YouTube. The company has been sharing a look behind the scenes of how the Nothing Phone (1) came to be for weeks now.The final Nothing Phone (1) development video is out, and it features Tony FadellThis is the final video in the series, the last one. It features Tony Fadell, the inventor of the iPod and Nothing investor, and a bunch of the company’s employees. A beta tester is also here, and the general focus is on beta testing here.The…

Tony Fadell was instrumental in the development of the iPod and iPhone at Apple and then co-founded Nest Labs, which kicked off the consumer smart home market with its smart thermostat in 2011. Tony sold Nest to Google for $3.2 billion in 2014 and eventually left Google. He now runs an investment firm called Future Shape. Tony’s written a new book called Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making, which, I’ll be honest, is total bait for Decoder. It’s one part memoir, one part tech industry gossip, and…