Conflict is brewing in the mobile world over the adoption of a new, smaller standard for the SIM card — the chip in each GSM phone that dictates which network you connect to and your cellphone number.

ETSI has standardized a new form factor (4FF) for the SIM card, 40% smaller than the current smallest design. At its 55th meeting held on 31 May and 1 June 2012 in Osaka, Japan, ETSI’s Smart Card ...

T-Mobile customers are quickly jumping ship, turning to rival carriers to bag the iPhone. But on Thursday, the company announced that it will finally begin selling Apple’s immensely popular smartphone ...

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As noted by The Verge, the European Telecommunications Institute (ETSI) today announced it has adopted a standardized design for the next-generation "nano-SIM". The new design is 40% smaller than the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Verge has obtained detailed information on the so-called “nano-SIM” proposals from Apple, Nokia, and RIM. The ...

So you are looking for the best smartphones with Nano SIM card slots? Well, let’s get into it then. Those of you who are not familiar with SIM cards, I bet you use CDMA phones. SIM (subscriber ...

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