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Quote: Originally Posted by huffcw If Apple would just sell the cables at a reasonable and fair cost, they may make more money because then not as many people would go looking for a knock-off alternative. Plus it would provide some go…

in Chinese suppliers still working to clone Apple's Lightning cable and integrated chip Comment by repoman27 October 2012
Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX Here is a more cogent breakdown of what I and others have been predicting... http://brockerhoff.net/blog/2012/09/23/boom-pins/ Ah, thank you. Finally someone who posts reasona…

in Apple's Lightning port dynamically assigns pins to allow for reversible use Comment by repoman27 September 2012
Quote: Originally Posted by toastydoc Are you sure that is an Authentication chip? I mean, I am no data cable expert but the first thing that came to my mind was the fact the connector is reversible. That means the cable is reversible …

in Authentication chips discovered in teardown of Apple's new Lightning connector Comment by repoman27 September 2012
It's kind of amazing how online tech blogs have detached themselves entirely from the notion of journalistic integrity, and how quickly hundreds of sites will propagate an unfounded rumor posted by one of their peers. An "authentication chip…

in Authentication chips discovered in teardown of Apple's new Lightning connector Comment by repoman27 September 2012