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Smartphones have completely changed how we interact with each other and our surroundings, but there's one feature in our little mobile gizmos that feels inescapably archaic: the SIM card. Why, in 2015, are we shackled to these little plastic widgets? Why isn't there a software-based alternative?
Well, Apple and Samsung are working on a solution. According to a report in the Financial Times, the two rivals are engaged in negotiations with various mobile carriers to implement a new type of SIM card. The report claims that the new device, called an e-SIM, would remain inside your phone—unlocked—and allow you to change network carriers through your mobile OS.
