Over four years ago, Nokia claimed that the smartphone beta test was over when it launched the Lumia 900. Let's find out if the company delivered, or if it was all hype for Windows Phone 7.5.
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AT&T customers with a Lumia 900 can rejoice at the prospect of a new update. The carrier is pushing some fixes and a small number of actual feature updates for the Windows Phone 7.8 operating system.
Nokia has released Cinemagraph photo app for its older Lumia Windows Phone 7.8 smartphones, allowing them to access the same features found on the Windows Phone 8 phones.
A screenshot from a Nokia customer survey seems to show the feature list that will be offered to older Nokia Lumia owners as part of the Windows Phone 7.8 update.
Though there hasn't been any official news on the Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade, it's starting to show up on certain phones. These pictures come from a Lumia 900 in Nokia store in China.
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.
An Irish man got a free Lumia 900 from Nokia after tweeting to the company that he would let them paint his car. Nokia did just that, turning it into a moving billboard for the Windows Phone device.
The long awaited Windows Phone "Tango" upgrade for the Nokia Lumia 900 is now available for owners of the smartphone in the United States and Canada to download and install.
A new report claims that the "Tango" software update for Microsoft's Windows Phone OS is close to being launched for owners of the Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T subscribers.
Nokia is promoting its recently launched pink version of the Lumia 900 with its own pink nail polish, along with a marketing campaign that involves one day salons in several cities.
Seton Hall University students will get free tablets made by Samsung that are running Windows 8, along with free Nokia Lumia 900 smartphones
AT&T fails to comment on specific sales of the Nokia Lumia 900 in today's financial results for the second quarter of 2012, but does say it activated 3.7 million iPhones in the quarter.
Microsoft has officially launched its "Cool Is In Session" Facebook sweepstakes, where one person will walk away with a ton of hardware and software from the company.
Nokia has confirmed that it has cut the price of its Windows Phone 7.5-based Lumia 900 smartphone permanently to $49.99, about three months after it was launched by AT&T.
A new study conducted by Nielsen has revealed that users of the Nokia Lumia 900 are 96% satisfied with their device, and 91% think it is better than other devices on the market.
Nokia has announced it will launch a pink color version of its Windows Phone-based Lumia 900. The pink version will be available in AT&T stores and online starting on Sunday, July 15th.
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have issued statements supporting Microsoft's reveal of Windows Phone 8, with plans to offer a lineup of smartphones based on the upcoming mobile OS.
According to information released by a German T-Mobile support agent, the Lumia 900 won't be carried by the outlet in Germany due to a lack of Windows Phone 8 upgrade ability.
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said today that the company has plans to make cheaper Windows Phone devices in order for Nokia to compete with the rise of cheap Android devices.
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.
A new report from Compete claims that the fast initial sales of the Nokia Lumia 900 may be petering out, with online sales reportedly now below that of the Samsung Focus and HTC Titan.
The new freshmen class of Seton Hall University will all be given a free Nokia Lumia 900 when they start classes this fall, along with a custom Windows Phone app made to help those freshmen get around
More details have been revealed about the limited edition of the Nokia Lumia 900 designed to help promote the upcoming summer Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises.
A new Twitter message from O2 Germany confirms that the wireless carrier will sell a 32 GB version of the Nokia Lumia 900. Pricing and a launch date for this version have not been announced.
Nokia will release a limited edition Dark Knight Rises version of the Lumia 900 to the general public in parts of Europe later this year. Pricing has yet to be announced.
A new video making the virual rounds shows the Nokia Lumia 900 not only getting hit with a hammer and nail on its screen but also being used as a hammer on a nail.
The CEO of AT&T Mobility said this week that the launch of Windows 8 is coming in the fourth quarter of 2012 and that it will help boost sales of Windows Phone devices.
Microsoft has posted what it claims is a email to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer from "Scott G.", a Apple fan who is now singing the praises of the Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia 900.
Siri was sharing its love of the Nokia Lumia 900, calling it the "best smart phone ever" until it was patched away by Apple, however it will still share its crush if you ask the right questions...
A user of Apple's iPhone 4S says that its Siri voice recognition service brought up the Lumia 900 as the answer when asked the question, "What's the best cell phone ever?"
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.
The Nokia Lumia 900 is now being sold in the UK, several weeks after its US and Canadian debuts, and the smartphone apparently comes with the Tango update for Windows Phone
Nokia's US head Chris Weber claims that demand for the Windows Phone-based Lumia 900 is still "outstripping supply" and adds that "we've been working hard to rectify that."
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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 new comparison of a number of smartphones shows that Nokia's Lumia 900 has a better display for use outside than a number of other smartphones including the iPhone 4S.
Nokia has announced its plans to fix an issue with the Lumia 900's display. The problem causes the screen to give off a purple hue when the display is set to a low brightness level.
