Syncing your iPad and computer requires a connection between the two. The first time you connect, you'll use the dock connector-to-USB cable that came with the iPad. After the first connection, you ...

The tech world has said too much about the iPad already, and we’re just getting warmed up. There are still lots of unanswered questions. Take connectivity, for instance. We know the iPad has 802.11n, ...

Apple's iPod touch has a 30-pin docking port that matches the port on the iPod nano, iPod classic, iPhone and iPad. A cable from any of these devices or any other cable that has the 30-pin Apple ...

Portable USB cradle for synching and charging the second-generation iPod shuffle. One of the great features of Apple’s second-generation (2G) iPod shuffle is its tiny profile. Unfortunately, as we ...

Several users are affected by an issue where iTunes crashes shortly after connecting an iPod. MacFixIt reader Rory Cooney summarizes the problem: "Longtime users of iPods of various pedigree and size, ...

Plug an iPhone or iPod into pretty much any computer with a USB port, and you should get enough power to charge your phone or media player. Try the same thing with an iPad and your results are likely ...

With the Satechi 4-Port USB-C Hub, you can add USB-C ports to your computer quickly and easily. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac The Satechi 4-Port USB-C Hub adds a quartet of useful USB-C ports to your ...

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Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac At this point, it seems that everyone is agreed that the next iPad will replace the excellent Lightning connector with an inferior USB-C connector. But I’m not so ...

A It depends on whether your car has an iPod interface or an auxiliary port. Either connection will sound dramatically better than the FM transmitters or cassette adapters typically used to play iPods ...