A 'Screenless Smartphone' Is Here–But What Does That Even Mean?

Re:A 'Screenless Smartphone' Is Here–But What Does That Even... by AlphaWeaver on Saturday October 22, 2022 @08:44PM (#33303504)

> A SIM stands for security information management

Subscriber Identity Module?

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Re:A 'Screenless Smartphone' Is Here–But What Does That Even... by dredmorbius on Saturday October 22, 2022 @10:34PM (#33304059)

Yep: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_card>

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Re:A 'Screenless Smartphone' Is Here–But What Does That Even... by mattejade on Saturday October 22, 2022 @11:07PM (#33304210)

It looks like the writer mixed up SIM cards (subscriber identity module card) with the unrelated practice of security information management (SIM).

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Re:A 'Screenless Smartphone' Is Here–But What Does That Even... by maxbond on Saturday October 22, 2022 @11:55PM (#33304448)

I try not to complain about people's word choices, and I do believe words are defined by the way we use them, but when they went on to say it made the device data driven, it was like nails on chalkboard to me.

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Re:A 'Screenless Smartphone' Is Here–But What Does That Even... by weikju on Saturday October 22, 2022 @11:58PM (#33304464)

Can't expect much from what's basically a paid advertisement?

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Re:A 'Screenless Smartphone' Is Here–But What Does That Even... by jrootabega on Sunday October 23, 2022 @06:50AM (#33306001)

Article: "VICE may receive a commission if you buy products through the links on our site."

Article: (proceeds to include a dozen unique-looking links which actually all go to the same exact analytics/tracking/shortening/affiliate link)

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