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"Anyone who's ever plugged a USB cable into a computer port knows the struggle of forcing it in the wrong way up. \nBut now there's good news for Apple users: the company may be introducing a reversible Lightning cable for the iPhone 6 that allows you to plug it into USB ports from either end or orientation, with no \"right\" or \"wrong\" side.\nSee also: The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right Now\nAccording to Australian blogger Sonny Dickson, who has a reliable track record for getting ahold of Apple parts ahead of product launches, the Lightning cable has a reversible plug design on both ends. The existing Lightning connector can plug into an iPhone or iPad in any way, but the latest design will bring the orientation flexibility to both ends of the cable. \n\nReversible USB port on the new Lightning cables! pic.twitter.com/bhVKjK3xKl\n\u2014 Sonny Dickson (@SonnyDickson) August 17, 2014\n\nDickson's photo of the new connector is in line with a patent previously filed by Apple for a reversible cable design.\n\nApple was awarded a patent for this USB plug connector design in July 2014.Image:  AppleWhile some USB cables already offer a similar design, the next-generation USB connector (called the Type-C) will make it the new industry standard. The Type-C is expected to  be thinner and sleeker than the current USB 3.0 cables. \nThe Lightning cable news comes just a few days after rumors surfaced from a Hong Kong-based website Apple Daily with photos of the next iPhones, as well as details about the name of the larger iPhone \u2014 the iPhone 6L. \nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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