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ETSI adopts new 40% smaller nano-SIM card

2012/06/02By Jerome Skalnik

The European Telecoms Standards Institute (ETSI) yesterday announced a new form factor (4FF) for the venerable SIM card. The new standard is 40% smaller than the micro-SIM format, the smallest design in use today. Today’s SIM card designs take up a significant amount of space inside a mobile device. This space is more and more valuable in today’s handsets which […]

SIM cards to get even smaller still with nano-SIM cards

2011/11/11By Jerome Skalnik

SIM cards appear destined to grow even smaller (along with our chances of finding them if we lose them). Giesecke & Devrient, the firm that manufactured the first commercial SIM cards, has announced a new nano-SIM card. It measures approximately 12 by 9 millimeters, making it about 30 percent smaller than a micro-SIM card and about 60 percent smaller than […]

Apple wants even smaller SIM cards

2011/05/17By Jerome Skalnik

According to a Reuters report, Apple wants SIM cards to get even smaller than micro-SIM cards in order to make even thinner devices. With the support of a number of carriers including France’s Orange, Apple has proposed a new SIM card standard to the European Telecoms Standards Institute (ETSI). Even smaller than the micro-SIM cards in the Apple iPhone 4 […]

Rogers files court injunction to block GLENTEL sale to Bell

BCE’s plan to acquire GLENTEL, a Canadian mobile products distributor, has hit a speed bump. Rogers Communications this week filed an injunction with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to block the CA$670 million deal. It claims that its agreement with GLENTEL requires that the distributor obtain approval from Rogers before it can proceed with the acquisition. GLENTEL today responded and […]

TAG Heuer Carrera - Heuer 01

Tag Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 to be unveiled on November 9th

Tag Heuer announced at Baselworld 2015 that it would partner with Google and Intel for its first smartwatch. Company CEO Jean-Claude Biver yesterday told CNBC that the Tag Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 (based on the TAG Heuer Carrera – Heuer 01 pictured above) will be formally unveiled on November 9th in New York. The success of the Apple Watch is already having an effect […]

A closer look at the Rogers Vicinity rewards program

Introduction Have a look in your purse or wallet right now. Chances are that you have more than one loyalty card in there. You probably also have a few punch cards tracking your purchases as you work your way towards a discount or that free coffee or sandwich at your favourite local shop. For example, my own wallet holds five […]

"Value tier" Moto 360 concept

Concept Sunday: Cancelled “value-tier” Moto 360 concept

Motorola this week unveiled its new Moto 360 Collection. Last year’s smartwatch has grown into a line consisting of three different models. Along with a new 46mm model, there is now a smaller 42mm model and a more rugged model, the Moto 360 Sport, geared at more active users. Under different circumstances, there might also have been a cheaper model geared […]

Discommon Goods Watch Wallet

Discommon Goods Watch Wallet for your travels

It can sometimes be difficult to keep track of all of your important but small items when travelling. As if keeping track of essentials like your passport and credit cards was not enough, add a couple of watches (you’ve got to have the right watch for every occasion after all) and you may be wondering how best to carry everything in a convenient […]