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The SIM is an essential element of any mobile phone, letting you make calls, send texts and – on smartphones – access the internet. Over the years, the size of SIM cards has shrunk to mini, then micro

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FOR BETTER OR WORSE, ADVANCEMENTS IN TECH ARE TRANSFORMING OUR TRIPS. WE LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENTS AND HOW THEY MIGHT SHAPE THE FUTURE.

Christmas is coming, and Stuff ’ s playing Santa again: our 2025 Gift Guide is packed with techy kit that’ll light up faces faster than fairylights on a frosty night. Which is not to say you can’t keep the best things for yourself, of course…

In January 2022, a volcanic eruption ripped apart the underwater cables that connect the Pacific island of Tonga to the world. At a stroke, the country was plunged into the kind of isolation it hadn’t experienced in more than a century.

It’s been quite a bitty month. The trip to Berlin for IFA (see issue 374, p26) put a small crater in my workflow, so I’ve been busy catching up with various projects to ensure they’re delivered on tim