SIM cards have been an integral yet forgettable aspect of owning a smartphone over the past few decades. For most users, the SIM card defines the basic commercial relationship they have with their ...

SIM cards have become a universal aspect of modern smartphone usage, but the technology and meaning behind the name dates more than three decades.

These two ways of connecting your phone to a cellular network are very different. We tell you about each and how you can switch from one to another. I started my career with CNET all the way back in ...

If your new phone no longer supports SIM cards, or you don't want to use them anymore, you can convert to eSIM instead. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) ...

Those little chip-size SIM cards that plug into our smartphones are on their way out. Apple says so, and there’s a good chance Apple is right. This week, Apple said its new iPhone 14 devices will no ...

Cellular reception of my mobile phone company's network has always been weak (on 3G; forget about 4G) in the house we moved into 2y ago but the past 48 hours I'm barely getting beyond the "No Signal" ...

Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...

Imagine your phone isn’t working. It’s odd, but this should be an easy fix. You contact your phone carrier and are told that you requested a new SIM card. But you never requested a SIM card or called ...

Millions of mobile phones may be vulnerable to spying due to the use of outdated, 1970s-era cryptography, according to new research due to be presented at the Black Hat security conference. Karsten ...

Setting up and activating a new iPhone is usually a very smooth and straightforward process. But occasionally, there can be an odd hiccup here and there, especially when your iPhone says there’s no ...