The company claimed it took "courage" to remove the headphone jack from such a ... In fact, Apple has dropped the jack from its iPad lineup, as well. Many of us have moved on to wireless, while ...

An Apple patent published in September 2010 revealed the company was working on a new headphone jack design that would allow to place significantly smaller headphone jacks in future iPhones and iPods.

The new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models ditch the universal 3.5mm headphone jack in favour of USB-C audio equipment, Bluetooth headphones, or a trip to the Apple Store to purchase a £9 ($9 ...