Engineers aren’t strangers to conflicts in design, and just like Linux, everyone thinks their “flavor” is best. With the new 4FF nano-SIM being proposed by Apple, several manufacturers feel it’s their ...

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Finnish handset maker Nokia has said that it will elect not to license essential SIM-related patents to a new nano-SIM standard if the European Telecommunications Standards Institute chooses Apple's ...

4FF stands for 4th Form Factor. A SIM card that is simply physically smaller than a traditional (2FF) SIM card or Micro-SIM (3FF) card. The electric contacts and circuitry of a Nano-SIM are identical ...

Apple has reportedly started shipping its new "nano SIM" cards to retailers ahead of the expected launch of the iPhone 5 next week. The Cupertino, California, company won a victory over rival firms ...

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 ...

3FF stands for 3rd Form Factor. A SIM card that is physically smaller than a traditional (2FF) SIM, but larger than a nano-SIM (4FF). The electric contacts and circuitry of a micro-SIM are identical ...