If you are one of the many impatient Apple fans from outside the US who have imported a 3G iPad, you will no doubt be more than familar with the lack of micro-SIM cards available on the global market.

A SIM card, or subscriber identity module, is a small card in your cellphone that lets you place phone calls, send text messages, and more.

Apple is said to have proposed a new standardized SIM card even smaller than the current micro-SIM used in the iPhone 4, potentially allowing for even thinner devices. An executive with European ...

The micro-SIM card found in Apple's iPhone 4, both generations of the iPad and an increasing number of mobile devices could be going on a diet once again. Reuters reported that Apple has put forth ...