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A Nokia Lumia 800 smartphone was dropped by accident in a lake in Sweden and stayed at the bottom for 3 1/2 months until it was recovered and found to be still operational.
Telstra has confirmed the Windows Phone 7.8 update will be coming by the end of January. The Lumia 800 will be the first device to get it with other phones being scheduled for the following months.
Reports are coming in that some Nokia Lumia 800 smartphones are getting updates to Windows Phone 7.8, a few weeks ahead of Microsoft's previously announced release date.
Nokia has dropped the price of their Lumia flagship devices in preparation for their upcoming launch. As a result they seem to be selling like crazy, especially in Finland where they have sold out.
It appeared likely that the first generation of Lumias would be rendered all but obsolete just one year after launch due to their not receiving the Windows Phone 8 update; Nokia strongly disagrees.
Ahead of the launch of its new Windows Phone 8 devices, Nokia is reportedly dropping prices on its current-generation Lumia Windows Phones by as much as 15 percent.
Nokia believes its Lumia Windows Phones are perfect for business customers, and the company's David Mason sat down with Neowin at Microsoft TechEd 2012 to explain why.
Nokia has announced that its Windows Phone-based Reading app will be available to download for all phones in its Lumia family sometime this week in a number of countries.
Nokia leapt from its 'burning platform' into the arms of Microsoft when it adopted Windows Phone last year. But as Nokia continues to burn through cash, will Microsoft end up buying the mobile giant?
Nokia has released a beta versions of a new Windows Phone app for its Lumia devices called City App, which lets users see names of businesses and other locations via the phone's camera.
A Nokia Lumia 800 was recently sent up 105,000 feet in the atmosphere as part of a research project and even managed to maintain a wireless connection at 8 km.
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Windows Phone 8 details are about as solid as jell-o at this point in time but a few new rumored bits of information have surfaced on the upcoming Windows Phone OS.
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has admitted as part of the company's quarterly financial results that overall worldwide sales of its Windows Phone-based Lumia devices "have been mixed."
A report finds that Europe's leading mobile operators believe that Nokia's Lumia Windows Phones are too expensive, lacking innovation and impeded by an OS that no-one wants.
Samsung is not amused by Nokia's Smoked by Windows Phone-inspired 'Blown Away by Lumia' viral marketing campaign, calling the Indian advertisements 'unethical,' but Nokia says it's all legit.
Three new videos from Nokia Russia to promote the Lumia 800 show people in a mall elevator being subjected to "angry" birds, dancing and stripping girls and singing police officers.
Taking a page from Microsoft's Smoked by Windows Phone campaign, Nokia has launched its similar Lumia Challenge effort, offering prizes to people who win challenges against the Lumia 800.
Nokia has released a new software update for its Lumia 800 smartphone which it claims greatly extends the device's battery life along with a number of other improvements.
China Telecom, a Chinese network operator with over 200 million subscribers, will offer the new Nokia Lumia 800c in the country exclusively, for the next 30 days.
A new update on Nokia's web site confirms that the Lumia 710 and 800 will receive an update that will enable tethering, while the upcoming Lumia 610 and Lumia 900 will ship with tethering.
Two phone carriers in Nokia's home country of Finland have revealed that the Windows Phone-powered Lumia 800 is the best selling smartphone in that region for the month of February.
Microsoft has confirmed that it is now selling the Nokia Lumia 800 smartphone in its Microsoft Store retail locations in the US. The unlocked smartphone comes with two headsets and a speaker for $899.
A new rumor reports Microsoft will sell an unlocked version of Nokia's Lumia 800 in the US Feb. 14 at its Microsoft Stores for $899 in a bundle with a speaker and two kinds of headsets.
Nokia inadvertently revealed the as-yet unannounced white version of its Lumia 900 flagship Windows Phone on Facebook, believing it to be an image of its new glossy white sibling, the Lumia 800.
Nokia has confirmed that it will release a white version of its Lumia 800 smartphone in the near future in several European countries, adding a fourth color choice for the smartphone.
A new report claims that Nokia's Windows Phone-powered Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 smartphones will finally make their appearance in Australia sometime in March 2012.
A new survey of analysts predicts that Nokia has sold as many as 1.3 million units of its Windows Phone-based Lumia smartphones by the end of 2011, ahead of Nokia's official financial numbers reveal.
Microsoft has announced it will sell unlocked versions of Nokia's Lumia 800 in its Microsoft Stores in various colors. It also revealed the Lumia 710 and 800 are coming to Canada.
A new report claims that Lumia-based smartphones from Nokia are now getting a "Nokia Collection" of Nokia-made apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace with no user intervention needed.
A filing for Nokia's Lumia 800 smartphone has been posted on the FCC's web site, which may be a signal that the phone may finally get a US release date soon.
After news of the Lumia 800 hitting the web and consumer reports being mixed, including the infamous battery issues, Neowin takes a look at the new flagship Nokia Lumia 800.
Nokia has revealed more information about the possible cause of a battery issue that is still affecting some units of its recent Windows Phone-based Lumia 800 smartphone.
Nokia has some major plans for the US market in 2012, under the umbrella title "Operation Rolling Thunder", its title for launching a number of different phones in the US.
Nokia's Lumia 800 smartphone gets a very limited The Dark Knight Rises edition in Europe with only 40 of the phones being made to promote the upcoming next movie in the Batman series.
MobiCity in Australia are offering an unlocked Nokia Lumia 800 for a discounted price with an optional one or two year warranty, although only the black version is available at the time of posting.
Nokia is now releasing a new software update for the Lumia 800 smartphone which is designed to fix a number of issues, including one that deal with the charging of the battery in the smartphone.
Nokia and T-Mobile are inviting the press to attend a media event on December 14 in New York City where it is likely that the two companies will announce the launch of the Nokia Lumia phones in the US
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