Apple working on SIM-free iPhone 4S

Apple is working on an improved version of iPhone 4, which has an identical form factor. The device will be branded iPhone 4S, similar to iPhone 3GS.

Apple may come out with an updated version of the iPhone 4 in June this year, which could have a SIM-less design and 8 megapixel camera.

Japanese Mac focused blog MacOtakara, cited one of its sources as saying that Apple is working on the improved version of iPhone 4, which has the same form factor, and that it will be branded iPhone 4S, just like iPhone 3GS.

A third of SIM cards in India are inactive

Out of every ten people owning a subscriber identity module (SIM) card in Mumbai, four don’t use it at all, while countrywide, nearly a third of registered users are inactive.

Which beggars the question, how real is India’s telecom success story?

Data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) show that out of 811.59 million registered subscribers as of March 31, 2011, only 70.72% or 573.97 million are active.

Apple proposes a new SIM size

With the plans to make even smaller and sleeker devices Apple proposes SIM smaller than that of a micro SIM.

As if the micro SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) was not small enough, Apple has now proposed to make another deduction to the size of the card. With the present Micro SIM being used by most newer Apple devices like the iPhone 4 and the iPad, Apple wants to shorten down things further and proposes it to be the new standard when comes to global telecom industry. 

The proposed SIM size, which is smaller than the Micro SIM, might result in the manufacturing of slimmer devices.

The decision on standardisation of SIM cards is pending with the European Telecoms Standards Body (ETSI), which has confirmed Apple's request.