Apple's iPhone 5 includes a new Lightning cable that drops the number of available pins from 30 down to eight. Besides its smaller size, the new cable is also reversible and lets you insert the plug without worrying whether it's facing the right way. Apple says the cable has "an adaptive interface," but doesn't provide any additional information on this feature. Thanks to Apple Insider, which collaborated with cable expert Peter from Double Helix cables, we now know a few more details on how this adaptive interface works.
According to the report, the Lightning port likely uses the authentication chip within the cable
