The GSM Association is taking a serious look at embedded SIM cards that can be remotely activated, in both traditional (e.g. phones) and non-traditional devices (e.g. cameras, MP3 players). According ...

SIM cards, or Subscriber Identity Modules are required to identify every GSM phone, regardless of the system. They also contain account, data and payment parameters to tell the selected carrier the ...

Conflict is brewing in the mobile world over the adoption of a new, smaller standard for the SIM card — the chip in each GSM phone that dictates which network you connect to and your cellphone number.

For travelers who can't stomach the high rates U.S. carriers charge for international roaming, there is an alternative. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone ...