While we are playing with the impressive Asus Padfone Infinity earlier today , we noticed that the phone was incredibly thin and also had a solid construction. What got our attention was the nano-SIM card slot on the top left of the new PadFone infinity.Currently Apple is only device maker which uses a nano SIM card in the iPhone 5 and the iPad mini Cellular version. Continue reading “Asus Padfone Infinity first non-Apple device to use a nanoSIM card”
We told you last year that a nano SIM card which is smaller than the already tiny microSIM card is in the works. Then there were rumours floating around that the next iPhone or the iPhone 5 would be using the nano SIM card slot.What followed was Apple, Nokia , RIM and Motorola defending for their own proposals at the industry standards body known as European Telecommunication Standards Institute ETSI . Interestingly , Apple’s proposal won and rest of the companies were disappointed about the outcome. Continue reading “Is this the nano SIM card for the iPhone 5 ?”
When I was expecting the Motorola RAZR to arrive today , I had a question in my mind. Does this phone use a microSIM card. The Motorola DROID RAZR for Verizon uses the smaller SIM card but there was no mention about it in the Europe / Asia product pages. To my surprise when I opened the box earlier today, I noticed that the RAZR had a flap which covered the microSIM card slot and the microSD memory card slot. Continue reading “Motorola RAZR is the first Android Phone to use a microSIM card”
Tata DoCoMo has launched its 3G Micro SIM card in India. Airtel launched its Micro SIM last September and other operators like Vodafone and BSNL also offer Micro SIM cards. Continue reading “Tata Docomo micro SIM Card now available”
Do you wish to use your microSIM card which came with your iPhone 4 or iPad 3G with a any other phone ? Is it’s possible ! Do you repent that you cut your SIM card a bit too soon when you got your hands on the iPhone 4 ? You need to get hold of a MicroSIM adapter.We got a microSIM adapter from buymicrosimadapter.com and managed to use a T-Mobile SIM we cut down for the iPhone 4 on a BlackBerry.
Continue reading “A MicroSIM adapter can convert your iPhone4/ iPad SIM to a normal one !”
First official microSIM cards arrive in India on Airtel
We already told you about the MicroSIM card and that Airtel was planning to launch the iPhone in India by September or October this year. We just got an interesting tip from a user who actually got a call from Airtel citing that a microSIM card is available. He went ahead and got one and shared these pics with us.
Continue reading “Exclusive : Airtel microSIM card in India with Pics”
Each and everyone of us use a SIM card today. Not only one, may be many.What was once an expensive chip to acquire back in the early days of mobile telephony has become a very cheap plastic card that is available even for free if the mobile operators are desperate to add new connections. Yesterday Apple announced the iPad which works over Wi-Fi and 3G / GSM networks with microSIM cards. If you thought that the MicroSIM or 3FF Sim Card is a new invention , you might be wrong . The introduction of these cards dates back to 2003.
