The new dock connector format Apple is working on will indeed use 9 pins, and have other improvements besides, according to sources for AppleInsider. The question of how many pins the connector will use has been in contention for a few weeks; while early reports hinted at 19 pins, more recent leaks have pointed strongly towards 8 or 9 pins instead. Apple has used a 30-pin connector for its handheld devices since the third-generation iPod.
