Apple has submitted a proposal to the European Telecoms Standards Body (ETSI) that would define a SIM card that's smaller even than the microSIM it uses in the iPhone 4 and iPad. Apple proposed the ...

Current micro-SIM (bottom right) punched out of a mini-size SIM card (top right) The Financial Times reports that Apple is up against rival smartphone makers over the next industry standard for ...

You’ve just bought yourself an iPhone – welcome to the club! However, while you thought you’d just be able to pop your existing SIM card into your iPhone, you might be wrong. That’s dependant on not ...

The iPad's Subscriber Identity Module connects the tablet to cellular data when Wi-Fi is unavailable. Unlike the iPad Mini, which uses a nano SIM card, the standard iPad uses a slightly larger micro ...

The GSMA has been pushing for years to have NFC-enabled SIMs as an industry standard in mobile. At this year's Mobile Asia Congress, it got its wish when 45 heavy-hitting telcos committed to making ...

If you don’t fancy using a meat cleaver to turn your SIM card into a micro SIM card for your new Apple iPad, then you may want to check out this cool tool which does it for you, the Cut My SIM. The ...

If you use a Wi-Fi + Cellular version of the iPad, your tablet may come with a SIM card slot tucked into the side. In the United States, the only major carriers that use SIM cards are GSM-type ...

Apple has been attempting to get its new Nano SIM card standard approved for use in future smartphones, although they have come up against opposition from companies like Nokia. Now according to a ...