Security chip in Apple's "Lightning" connector will make it very difficult to imitate
 

With the launch of Apple's new iPhone 5, a new 8-pin charging cable has also been released known as "Lightning". Infamously expensive, older iPhone cables were easily imitated and sold cheap online. But new measures will make this very hard for the new Lightning connector.

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