Nokia rolls out an update to Lumia 800 handset

FINNISH PHONE FIRM Nokia has started rolling out a software update to its Lumia 800 smartphone starting today.

The company has kept the promise it gave last month to upgrade the Lumia 800 to fix power efficiency problems. There is more than one patch in the update, which will also bring new features on top of the power fix.

Nokia said, "Starting today and rolling out over the next few weeks we will be releasing software updates to deliver exciting new features and performance enhancements including charging improvements to the award winning Lumia 800."

"With the fastest growing app store and the highest positive user feedback, the Windows Phone experience on the Lumia 800 is setting the pace in the mobile community. Additional updates will come in early 2012."

We've updated our Lumia 800 today but the notification mentioned only fixes for email and voicemail issues. We haven't experienced any power problems with our particular handset since we've had it.

It's quite lucky for Nokia that the problem lies with the phone's software rather than the physical battery or phone hardware, meaning it was much easier fix.

Last month Nokia said, "A software update in early December will include improvements to power efficiency, while a second update in early January introduces further enhancements to battery life and battery charging." µ