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.

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.

As a last resort you can get a good paris of scissors and chop down your SIM. This is how I have done it in the past and if done carefully works very well. If you have access to another Nano or Micro ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nokia has responded to a Financial Times report that it is battling with Apple over the next-gen “nano-SIM” standard. Nokia has responded to a Financial Times report that it is battling with Apple ...

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 ...

Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap According to Michael Fisher, the Nokia Lumia 1520 is ludicrously big. Insanely big. Our official review hasn’t hit the feeds yet, ...

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 ...

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 ...