[Link] iPhone With Common Sense USB-C Mod Currently Going for $100,000 on eBay

Read: 7/11/2021 www.vice.com

Engineering student Ken Pillonel modded an iPhone with a custom USB-C port in October. Now he’s selling the phone on eBay where its current bid is $100,100. The initial listing was for $1.

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[Link] European Union announces plans to require all mobile devices to use USB-C

Read: 14/10/2021 arstechnica.com

The European Commission has announced its intent to enact legislation that would mandate all consumer electronic devices sold in the European market within certain categories have a USB-C port for charging.

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[Link] European Union Will Force Apple to Use the Same Charger as Everyone Else

Read: 23/9/2021 www.vice.com

The European Union announced on Thursday that it will force manufacturers to adopt a universal phone charger, meaning the iPhone will have to use USB-C or whatever standardized charger regulators decide to use and will no longer be able to use Apple’s proprietary Lightning Charger.

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