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By Sean P. Aune | December 16, 2012

If you’re the owner of a Nokia Lumia 800, you may want to plug your phone into the Zune software as there may be a surprise waiting for you in the form of an update to Windows Phone 7.8. WP7.nl is reporting that the Windows…

By Brandon Russell | June 27, 2012

The Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 can officially tango with Windows 7.5, Nokia announced on Wednesday. Among the updates: Internet sharing (Wi-Fi tethering) with up to five other devices and a flip-to-silence mode. Essentially, setting your phone face down will silence all incoming phone calls…

By Brandon Russell | March 20, 2012

Sometimes taking a single photograph isn’t enough to really capture the beauty of a landscape – or your cat. So Nokia is introducing a solution. The company on Tuesday announced a free camera app, dubbed Creative Studio, for its Lumia 800 and 710 smartphones. Creative…

By Brandon Russell | February 20, 2012

The Nokia Lumia 800 is apparently incredibly tough. So tough that it can withstand wind speeds of up to 3,603mph – that’s MACH 5, or an insane hypersonic classification. The only lunatics who purposely hit those unholy speeds are Goose and Maverick from Top Gun.…

By Brandon Russell | February 16, 2012

It’s been a few months since we last got our hands on the Nokia Lumia 800, but it’s still one of our favorite devices. Unfortunately, the handset was only made available to overseas markets, leaving TechnoBuffalo and the rest of America a bit envious. Until…

By Killian Bell | February 7, 2012

Following the unveiling of its white Lumia 800 yesterday, Nokia has posted pictures to its Facebook page revealing a white Lumia 900. It was initially believed to have been an accidental leak from the Finnish company, but that was until one Microsoft Store began offering pre-orders…

By Killian Bell | February 6, 2012

If a sexy smartphone dressed all in white gets you excited, then February has some treats in store for you. In addition to the white Nokia Lumia 800, which is set to make its debut in Europe by the end of this month, we’re also set…

By Killian Bell | February 6, 2012

If you thought Nokia’s Lumia 800 couldn’t possibly get any prettier, then check this beauty out! The Finnish company has announced a new white version of its popular handset that will arrive in Europe by the end of February. The Windows Phone-powered device will join its black,…

By Killian Bell | February 3, 2012

TVCatchup is a website that every smartphone and tablet user should have at the top of their bookmarks. I’m sure many of you have already discovered the service, but if you haven’t, it allows you to watch live television on mobile devices, or through a…

By Brandon Russell | January 26, 2012

Nokia revealed earlier today that its partner in Lumia crime, Microsoft, gave the Finnish company an enormous $250 million sum in “platform support.” Sheesh. With such a large financial backing, the two companies are betting big on its line of Windows Phone devices. Well, the…

By Jon Rettinger | November 8, 2011

The Nokia Lumia 800 is the first phone from the Finnish company under its new deal with Microsoft to work on Windows Phone powered devices.  Using a design the manufacturer first developed for its N9 handset, the Lumia 800 is definitely one nice looking phone,…

By Killian Bell | January 3, 2012

Microsoft claimed earlier this year that devices running Windows Phone Mango and its IE9 web browser would beat those running Apple’s iOS platform and mobile Safari when it comes to browsing the web in the palm of your hand. It seems, however, that that’s not…

By Dave Cryer | November 30, 2011

Back in the day I used to love Nokia phones, mainly for their superior hardware but never for the operating system. When the likes of the iPhone came onto the scene, my relationship with Nokia went a little sour – using Symbian became very stale…

By Killian Bell | November 16, 2011

You know that high-end Nokia Lumia that we wrote about in this morning’s report? Well just hours later, Nokia seems to have leaked the device in a promotional video aimed at developers. While we can’t be sure it is indeed a new Lumia, it seems…

By Killian Bell | November 16, 2011

Nokia’s much-anticipated debut Windows Phone handset is available to purchase from stores in the U.K. today. The Nokia Lumia 800 is arguably the Finnish company’s most exciting smartphone up to this point, and it will be hoping that the device’s striking good looks and impressive…

By Jon Rettinger | November 15, 2011

Nokia is putting a lot on the line with the release of the Lumia 800. Running Windows Phone 7.5, the device is something Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop hopes will revive the company’s reputation as one of the top phone manufacturers in the world. Now that…

By Killian Bell | November 10, 2011

Thanks to the praise it has already received following the unveiling of its debut Windows Phone handsets last month, Nokia is understandably incredibly proud of its Lumia 800. The device looks exactly like the company’s first and final MeeGo handset — the N9 — but inside it’s…

By Noah Kravitz | November 10, 2011

The folks at Nokia were kind enough to send me a Lumia 800 for a few weeks even though Jon had already gotten his hands on a review unit. Okay, it wasn’t so much that they’re kind (though they are) as that I badgered them…

By Brandon Russell | November 7, 2011

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop promised we’d see a Windows Phone  before year’s end, and he’s kept his end of the bargain; the Mango equipped device has arrived at the TechnoBuffalo office and, as big fans of Windows Phone, we’re excited to see what Nokia has concocted.…

By Emily Price | October 26, 2011

Today at Nokia World in London, Nokia announced the Nokia Lumia 800, its first and flagship Windows Phone handset. The Lumia 800 shares the same form-factor and general spec sheet as the Nokia N9, while operating on the Windows Phone OS. The Lumia 800 is…