It is coming with USB-C but will foreshadow a move to slimmer models without charging ports. Apple will launch the iPhone 17 Air as the thinnest ...

After reporting in January that Apple is adding an “Air” option to its iPhone lineup ... due in part to concerns about how European regulators — who have mandated that smartphone makers ...

Apple’s Air products are typically lighter ... largely due to concerns about how European regulators might react. The European “Common Charging” Directive 2022/2380 mandates that most ...

Apple, it’s claimed ... but eventually decided against this out of concern it would anger EU regulators. It also wanted to give the 17 Air a 6.9-inch screen, but was worried this could lead ...

The potential backlash from regulators, like the EU, was one of the main reasons for postponing the plan. However, if the iPhone 17 Air is successful with buyers, Apple plans to make a port-free ...

Apple did not end up going in that direction, because there were internal concerns that eliminating the USB-C port in the ‌iPhone 17 Air‌ would get the company in trouble with regulators in ...

Apple has long been rumored to be developing a slimmer iPhone 17 “Air” model. In addition to making it thinnest iPhone yet, Apple considered removing the single port, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.

Apple has long been rumored to be developing a slimmer iPhone 17 “Air” model ... that removing the USB-C connector would irk EU regulators, who last year mandated USB-C charging ports for ...

However, Apple feared facing scrutiny from EU regulators. The journalist continued ... The company thought the upcoming iPhone 17 Air would be a perfect match for becoming the first portless ...

An even bigger idea was to make the Air device Apple’s first completely port ... that removing USB-C would upset European Union regulators, who mandated the iPhone switch to USB-C.

One of China's top officials overseeing Hong Kong affairs, Xia Baolong, said on Tuesday that the United States' tariff war was "extremely shameless" and aims to "take away Hong Kong's life".