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.

If you’re expecting a new iPhone 5 on Friday, and you’re buying it unlocked directly from Apple, you’re going to need a nano-SIM to go with it. Obtaining one is easy if your carrier is one supporting ...

SIM card format developer Giesecke & Devrient is proposing new specifications for a new SIM format called the nano-SIM, which will be 30 percent smaller than today’s micro-SIM and 60 percent smaller ...

The SIM cards that fit into those tiny slots in your cell phone and tell your cellular network to whom your calls are to be charged come in four different sizes. With the only real difference between ...

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has announced a new nano-SIM format today. Agreed at a meeting held this week in Japan, the new form factor will be 40 percent smaller than ...

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Want to squeeze your current SIM card into your brand new iPhone 5? Check out our DIY guide to find out how. Katie Collins Principal Writer Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer.

If you’re expecting a new iPhone 5 on Friday, and you’re buying it unlocked directly from Apple, you’re going to need a nano-SIM to go with it. Obtaining one is easy if your carrier is one supporting ...

If you're in the market for an unlocked iPhone 5 and need to fit your existing SIM card in it, you can actually cut your current SIM card down to nano size at home. Most people won't need to do this, ...

Nokia has laid out its opposition to Apple's plan for the next generation of SIM card, the nano-SIM. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen and streaming ...

If you’ve bought an iPad with 4G/cellular capabilities (we discuss whether that’s a good idea in our 2015 iPad buying guide) or a new iPhone, you need to buy and install a SIM card. Here, we explain ...