Neowin News Feed for: Lumia 800

Telstra confirms Windows Phone 7.8 for Lumia 800 in January, other devices later

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:43:26 +0000

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. Read more...

Windows Phone 7.8 update may be rolling out

John Callaham — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:28:29 +0000

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. Read more...

Lumias selling out in Finland

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:17:09 +0100

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. Read more...

Nokia: No first generation Lumia left behind; good times ahead

Steven Parker — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:47:28 +0100

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. Read more...

Nokia slashes prices of current Windows Phones by up to 15%

Andy Weir — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:45:30 +0100

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. Read more...

Interview: A chat with Nokia about why Lumia is best for business

Andy Weir — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:34:44 +0100

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. Read more...

Nokia Reading app launching this week for Lumia phones

John Callaham — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:26:44 +0100

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. Read more...

Microsoft and Nokia, where does this road go?

Andy Weir — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:46:54 +0100

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? Read more...

Nokia releases beta of City Lens app for Lumia phones

John Callaham — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:28:00 +0100

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. Read more...

Lumia 800 sent into space ... or at least 105,000 feet

John Callaham — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:34:30 +0100

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. Read more...

HTC One X / iPhone 4S / Lumia 800 shootout: Ecosystem / Performance

Owen Williams — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:57:05 +0100

Is the HTC One X fast enough to reproduce the silky-smooth feel of the iPhone? Can Windows Phone match that quad core? We take a look at if the specification really matters here. Read more...

HTC One X / iPhone 4S / Lumia 800 shootout: The Basics

Owen Williams — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:43:11 +0100

We take a deep dive into three of biggest devices for 2012, the HTC One X, the iPhone 4S and the Lumia 800. Which one will be good enough to win you over? Read more...

Windows Phone 8 testing on Lumia 610 and Lumia 800?

Brad Sams — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:06:14 +0100

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. Read more...

Nokia CEO: sales of Lumia phones "have been mixed"

John Callaham — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:13:13 +0100

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." Read more...

Euro mobile operators: Lumia handsets are not good enough

John Callaham — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:40:01 +0100

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. Read more...

Samsung says Lumia marketing is 'unethical'

Tyler Holman — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:45:28 +0100

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. Read more...

Russian Lumia 800 videos show birds, girls and singing cops

John Callaham — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:13:38 +0100

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. Read more...

Nokia launches Lumia Challenge campaign

John Callaham — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:06:32 +0100

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. Read more...

Lumia 800 gets new software update; boosts battery life

John Callaham — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:35:57 +0100

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. Read more...

Nokia Lumia 800c, exclusive to China Telecom

Vygantas Jokubauskas — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:42:42 +0100

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. Read more...