Lumia 800 is the Nokia’s first Windows phone and Microsoft will launch this phone with special bundle item. Nokia revealed this phone first time at CES 2012, then no specifics date were mentioned. It is clear that the Lumia 800 will be available on February 14th and it will not be made available separately. The Lumia 800 bundle price is $899.
A lot of users as well as reviewers had expressed their wish for a white Nokia Lumia 900. While officially, Nokia announced only a black version of the device, pictures of a white version of Nokia Lumia 900 have leaked to the internet, by Nokia itself. Whereas these pics have been pulled offline now, users are quite hopeful that there may be a white edition of the device, after all.
People are more comfortable using internet at their own convenience, which means being in the easiest of positions and what more can be an easier way to access internet than through your very own mobile device? Even the statistics support this statement, which is now a fact. According to a report by Web analytics fir, StatCounter, global internet access through mobile devices has almost doubled in the past few years since 2009. The trend is on the rise and it is the best news both telecom companies and mobiles manufacturers want to hear. They know for sure their targets are being achieved and increasing their customer base.
Finally, we seem to be getting near the much-anticipated launch of Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone device, the Nokia Lumia 900. Although so far, Microsoft or Nokia hasn’t told when exactly the device will be available, Microsoft confirmed that you can now pre-order your Lumia 900 at Microsoft’s retail stores for a down payment of $25.
Many Nokia Lumia 800 users have been experiencing battery issues. Nokia released an update which it claims fixed the issue. However, users said that not only did the update fail to address the issue, it further worsened the problem. On the other hand, the Nokia team that released the update says that it has tested the update and that it is working fine, completely disregarding the complains of the users.
Nokia’s Lumia has gained widespread acclaim for being very competitive and aesthetically cool. The hype is particularly high about Nokia Lumia 900 which is to hit the markets sometimes later in this year. However, a surprising piece of news is that a Dutch retailer, Typhone, has put up an image of Nokia Lumia 910 on it’s website, claiming that the device will soon be available in Netherlands. The only different between Lumia 900 and Lumia 910 is that the latter doesn’t support LTE and has a 12-megapixel rear camera, compared to the 8-megapixel camera in Lumia 900. Can this really be true?
Microsoft is relying heavily on Nokia to roll out it’s Windows Phone devices and to make these devices a success. This was evident when at CES 2012, Microsoft officials actively supported Nokia Lumia presentation. According to the quarterly report released by Nokia, it has been handed out a $250 million payment, which is a first in the series of payments as ‘platform support payments.’ While the term is vague, it shows that Microsoft’s stakes are high in Nokia Lumia sets and the software giant really wants them to succeed.
Nokia is currently trying to transition from a being a company which is strong with feature-phones to a company which can also make it big in the smartphone market. But this transition may cost Nokia a bit dearly. Nokia finally declared it’s performance in the last quarter of 2011 and the stats aren’t very great. According to the company, the net sales of it’s smart devices was down by 31 percent compared to a year ago. And this has resulted in about a loss of $1.2 billion in operating costs.