iPhone 15 — 6 reasons to buy and 3 reasons to skip

StandBy turns your iPhone into a smart display when you’re charging the device and have it propped up horizontally, whether on a charging stand or leaning against some books. StandBy Mode displays everything from the time to whatever widgets you want to a slideshow of your favorite photos.

A history of Apple making us buy new cables

Apple introduced a new 30-pin connector on the third-generation iPod in 2003. This proprietary interface could carry both FireWire and USB signals and includes pins for multimedia controls. The connector kick-started perhaps a decade’s worth of new accessories like docks, speakers, specialty audio interface cables, and more.