Virgin Mobile has started restricting mobile data connections to around 2Mb, reducing the maximum download speeds on offer to 3G phone users to help give everyone a workable level of service. Read More >>
Featured comment by minignong:
"re Facebook's "no internet connection" error... if that's on Android, I see that problem anyway with the latest versions of the app, even on wifi. So ..." More »
Tech retailer Expansys has cut a deal with 4G network EE to offer a super-cheap 4G data SIM, loaded with a 5GB data allowance -- and your first month free. Entering the code FREE4G when buying a £1.99 EE SIM from the shop gets you access to the 4G dream. Usual cost £15.99. Terms and conditions apply. Seems legit. Give it a go if you live in an LTE hotspot. [Expansys via Recombu] Read More >>
Featured comment by jayjay8t1:
"its a data tablet sim only,
thats what the other websites are stating, gizmodo didnt write anything regarding phone/ or tablet but other sites includ..." More »
Virgin Media's new Big Data pay-as-you-go SIM may tempt a few of you, as it sees the network offer unlimited mobile data to SIM-only customers in return for topping up with £10 of credit a month. Read More >>
Featured comment by jpxdude:
"I rung up and spoke to someone that was being really unclear about the whole thing. If I joined today, I would have to wait 24 hours until the bundle..." More »
Despite what the creator of the new tiny SIM card had to say about the ability to DIY yourself a fancy new nano SIM, where there's a, err, desperate will, there's a tool for the job. Meet the "world's first" nano SIM cutter. Read More >>
Featured comment by ch.amanat:
"no need to worry about the thickness, did mine with one of those cutters and popped it straight in. got the nano cutter for £12 from this place http:..." More »
As you might know, Apple came out from under their techno-rock the other day and announced some upgrades to their MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops. All well and good, if you want to stay up to date. Read More >>
Over the past few months, Apple, Nokia, RIM and Motorola have all been getting very worked up over something rather boring: SIM cards. After Apple's attempt to capture the market, there's finally a new proposed design—which might actually find its way into your next phone. Read More >>
Featured comment by Happyal:
"We need a count down clock, if it reaches 0 and nothing is agreed the whole world will end........
OMG will someone think of the children." More »
Last week we reported that Nokia, Motorola and RIM were squaring up to Apple over a disagreement about the future of nano-SIM cards. Now, Apple is proposing that its patented design could be used for free, by anyone—dependent on one, rather large, condition. Read More >>
Last year, it became apparent that Apple was planning to introduce a new SIM card, even tinier than the micro SIMs it uses in the iPhone 4S and iPad. But now Apple is trying to push the idea through regulators—and its competitors are having none of it. Read More >>
Featured comment by Titor:
"Yet another sneaky proprietary move by Apple, to entrap customers into staying with their gadgets for the rest of their natural lives." More »
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