Neowin News Feed for: Sim

Qualcomm announces built-in iSIM support for Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:54:01 +0000

If you thought eSIM was modern tech, Qualcomm has something new too. The company has announced the certification for its customer-ready iSIM which is directly baked into a phone's main processor. Read more...

Cloudflare reveals Zero Trust SIM to protect phones and IoT devices seamlessly

Paul Hill — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:38:02 +0000

Cloudflare has announced that it's working on a new service called Zero Trust SIM. With it, companies can use an eSIM solution to help mitigate attacks against employees' phones and IoT devices. Read more...

Save up to 43% off pre-paid plans with Tello

Neowin Deals — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:46:01 +0000

Stay connected and enjoy 12 months of affordable wireless freedom with no contracts and absolutely no extra fees! includes Unlimited Talk/Text + 1GB LTE Data + Free SIM. There are other plans too. Read more...

Sky Mobile allows customers to share spare data with others

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:30:01 +0000

Sky Mobile customers can now order a free gift SIM which can be loaded up with their spare Sky Piggybank data that has been built up over lockdown. The gift SIM can be shared with others. Read more...

FreedomPop introduces unlimited WhatsApp SIM to UK customers

Paul Hill — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 04:58:01 +0000

FreedomPop has introduced an offer for UK customers which allows for the unlimited use of WhatsApp without eating into the 200 MB data limit. The SIM is £5 initially, but free from then on. Read more...

Microsoft is working to launch its own SIM card for Windows devices

Usama Jawad — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 06:54:01 +0000

A new Windows Store listing implies that Microsoft may be working to release its own SIM card, also allowing customers to purchase data plans through the Store. Read more...

Here's some workarounds for the SIM PIN freezing issue in Windows 10 for phones

Steven Parker — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:32:01 +0000

After installing the new Windows 10 preview for phones, some users were surprised to find that they could not enter their SIM PIN without the phone freezing - but we've got a few workarounds. Read more...

Apple's nano-SIM card design approved by ETSI

Nathan Tsui — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 23:38:59 +0000

Apple's proposed specification for nano-SIM cards, which is 40% smaller than current micro-SIM cards, has been approved by ETSI, over a rival design proposed by RIM and Motorola. Read more...

SIM cards get smaller (again) with nanoSIM

Andy Weir — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:34:30 +0000

If your current SIM card is weighing you down, fear not - help is on the way. 30% smaller than even the microSIM card, the nanoSIM arrives next year to lighten the load of your heavy mobile device. Read more...

Apple readying new iPad for Christmas with integrated SIM card

Tom Warren — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:14:34 +0000

Apple is reportedly working on a new version of its popular iPad device that will include an integrated SIM card. Apple is understood to be moving ahead with an integrated SIM card for its iPad device... Read more...