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 ...

Apple has won a battle over the standard for a smaller SIM card, use of which would leave more room for other components in future phone designs. The Smart Card Platform Technical Committee of the ...

Disclosure: I own a small number of shares in Apple. Apple and Samsung are reportedly preparing a new SIM standard that would make it easier for consumers to switch between mobile carriers, according ...

An example of a SIM card (top) and a nano SIM card Next week, two proposals for a new, smaller SIM card, dubbed nano-SIM–one backed by Apple and the other by Nokia, Research In Motion and Motorola ...

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 two largest handset makers in the world — Â Apple and Samsung — are said to be working with some of the largest carriers around the globe on a new, so-called "e-SIM" standard that would replace ...

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 ...