Apple’s nano-SIM technology, which could eventually become the new SIM card standard in mobile devices, might be one step closer to approval. According to FOSS Patents’ Florian Mueller, citing a “perfectly reliable source,” Apple last week sent a letter to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), saying that if its nano-SIM technology is approved by the organization, it would offer its patents to fellow mobile device makers at no cost. That stands in stark contrast to many other essential technologies in the mobile space that are only provided to companies for a fee. Read the full story at CNET