Xiaomi has announced a new concept phone with a four-sided curved display and a portless design. The company holds 46 technical patents for it. There’s no word on when or if Xiaomi plans to ...

The European Union has confirmed that Apple can legally produce a portless iPhone, dispelling concerns that such a device would conflict with existing regulations. The iPhone 17 Air is anticipated to ...

Folks over at 9to5Mac today reported that they have confirmed with the bloc that omitting the USB-C port in favor of a portless phone would be completely legal. This confirmation reportedly came from ...

Apple’s 2020 line-up brings a new yet familiar design language, even faster processors, better cameras, and last but not least — MagSafe. The feature adds magnets to the iPhone. They automatically ...

We’re expecting the iPhone 17 Air to be Apple’s thinnest ever phone, but with the depth of phones now constrained by the USB-C port, would you go portless to get a thinner iPhone? Chinese Android ...

A portless iPhone may no longer be outside the realm of possibility for Apple. The European Union has confirmed that the Silicon Valley giant can create portless iPhones without USB-C. “Since such ...

Rumors about a portless iPhone aren't new. By the time Apple released the iPhone 6, there were rumors and concepts about one in development. Then, when the company removed the headphone jack from the ...

Apple's love affair with minimalism and wireless technology has been a defining characteristic of its product philosophy for years. Now, despite recently transitioning iPhones from Lightning to USB-C, ...

For years, rumors have swirled that Apple will eventually go portless with the iPhone. And for some reason, that appears to be what a lot of people want — no Lightning, no USB-C, no ports of any kind.

It’s official: Apple is fully at liberty to make a portless iPhone if it wants to. There is nothing in EU regulations to say iPhones must feature a USB-C charging port, and a spokesman for the body ...

Commentary: Apple's iPhone 14 edges a step closer to a portless smartphone. But a wireless-only phone with no charging or data port is a bad idea. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...