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Re:iPad Air 2020 by ksec on Thursday September 17, 2020 @08:24AM (#24503738)
There will be zero port, but doesn't mean it is without cabling. I think Apple will support something like the iPad Smart Connector on iPhone. Where cable could be used when needed. But the whole iPhone is essentially sealed.
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Re:iPad Air 2020 by walterbell on Thursday September 17, 2020 @09:56AM (#24504652)
Can that support high-speed data? On iPad, it's been limited so far to keyboard and charging.
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Re:iPad Air 2020 by ksec on Thursday September 17, 2020 @12:36PM (#24506771)
Definitely not High Speed Data. Any Data Transfer will likely go through Wireless.

The Wireless iPhone Data Migration was a step towards that goal.

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Re:iPad Air 2020 by walterbell on Thursday September 17, 2020 @08:09PM (#24511490)
WiFi and Bluetooth basebands are regularly compromised by attackers, through no fault of Apple. There are use cases for offline pocket computers, which never use WiFi/BT, have wired headphones and intermittently sync data via wired ethernet. Would love a kill switch for all radios & microphones & cameras, plus the return of touch ID.

Google Project Ara used UniPro (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UniPro ) as an interconnect for modular components.

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