Manufacturers of "connected home" devices that wish to integrate with HomeKit reportedly could not begin seeking certification for those products under Apple's MFi program until November, some six ...

LAS VEGAS — Haier has announced that its Tianzun air conditioner is the first appliance to be authorized and certified by Apple’s Made for iPhone/iPod/iPad (MFi) program. With this certification, ...

Apple-certified Lightning to USB-C cables should be available from select third-party accessory makers starting early next year. Last week, Apple informed members of its Made for iPhone or "MFi" ...

If you remember the device Peel 520 device I covered back in July that converts your iPod into a phone allowing it to send and receive texts and voice calls. Well, its makers GSLO have now applied to ...

Apple’s annual MFi summit, an event for accessory manufacturers in its Made-for-iPhone/iPad/iPod licensing program, will focus on getting accessory makers ready for new technologies including HomeKit ...

The MFi program is a licensing system to ensure that third party accessories announced in 2005 are compatible with Apple products. MFi stands for "Made for iPhone / iPad / iPod", and the MFi logo ...

Manufacturers feared that Apple would use licensing rules to restrain the availability of non-Apple Lightning accessories. Now, those fears appear to have been valid. Sources for iLounge have ...