Big Four US carriers create Mobile Authentication Taskforce in search for a unified method

AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon are apparently all in for a unified authentication method to better and more efficiently verify user information.

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Pixel SIM tray has Google’s address imprinted on it

A little Easter egg on this Friday, especially as the Google Pixel starts coming onto the mailboxes and doorsteps of pre-sales participants. Or you headed to the Verizon store yesterday and ran away oh so giddy with a phone or two.As we found out from our colleagues ...

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Tim Cook firms denial of Apple MVNO ambitions

Apple isn’t a startup, but CEO Tim Cook took the time to share his thoughts with blooming entrepreneurs at Startup Fest Europe in Amsterdam today. Part of the talk was dedicated to shutting down rumors that pointed to the electronics titan would head into the wireless business once and for all.At a talk hosted by former European Commissioner Neelie Kroes, Cook furthered a previous denial about an Apple MVNO effort:Our ...

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Tim Cook firms denial of Apple MVNO ambitions

Apple isn’t a startup, but CEO Tim Cook took the time to share his thoughts with blooming entrepreneurs at Startup Fest Europe in Amsterdam today. Part of the talk was dedicated to shutting down rumors that pointed to the electronics titan would head into the wireless business once and for all.At a talk hosted by former European Commissioner Neelie Kroes, Cook furthered a previous denial about an Apple MVNO effort:Our ...

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Embedded Apple SIM in new 9.7-inch iPad Pro is unsurprisingly confusing

Take a look at the spec sheet for the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and you might notice something unusual: instead of a regular Apple SIM, the kind we saw debut with the iPad Air 2 that supported multiple carriers and made it easy to get access to cellular data, Apple’s latest iPad permanently embeds that SIM within the tablet. What does that spell for users who want to jump between networks? After all, shortly after the Apple ...

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Data-only Microsoft SIM card soon to come for Windows 10 Mobile users

No, Microsoft is not going to be an MVNO of any carrier. In fact, if anything, Microsoft’s pulling a more liberated version of Apple SIM with this news — well, in the sense that the Apple SIM is only available to the iPads. But the potential for the company to stretch into the cellular industry is there, believe it or not. And it starts with the introduction of the Cellular Data app to the Windows Store.The app will allow you to ...

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Why you won’t likely see an Apple SIM in the next iPhone

The Apple-branded cross-carrier SIM chips in the latest iPad models seem like such a great idea on paper: sell users a device that’s all ready to be activated with the carrier of their choice, without needing to install new hardware. As we’ve seen, though, the reality of the situation hasn’t been quite so smooth and idyllic, but the existence of this component alone sure felt like a step in the right direction. ...

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AT&T spoils Apple’s multi-carrier SIM by locking it down

One of the many cool things about the iPad Air 2 (as well as the iPad mini 3) is the inclusion of an Apple-branded SIM card. Rather than having to choose a carrier first, then go and seek out a matching SIM, the Apple SIM gives users the ability to decide on a network and plan at their leisure, with the hardware ready to support T-Mobile, AT&T, or Sprint. And if you’re not willing to commit to a long-term agreement, you could always switch things up and try shorter-term plans from various carriers ...

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IMEI, your phone, and you

It’s probably safe to say that everyone reading this article either has a cell phone currently, or has had a cellular telephone at some time in the past. Many of you may be familiar with what an IMEI is. It’s probably fair to say that even those who do know what an IMEI is, may not know what these little strings of numbers are actually used for. IMEI versus MEID IMEI stands for “International Mobile Station Equipment Identity” and is usually a 15-digit string of numbers which is considered to be “unique” (though there are limited cases where IMEIs may be ...

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