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"Nokia has confirmed that its top end Lumia smartphone has launched in the US with a software bug that can prevent users from accessing the internet.  The Lumia 900, Nokia&amp;#039;s premium handset running Microsoft&amp;#039;s Windows Phone operating system, went on sale in America on Monday.  The launch was marked with great fanfare by a light show at Times Square in New York, including a performance from singer Nicki Minaj.  Featuring a larger screen than the mid-range Lumia 800 and 4G connectivity, the Lumia 900 is part of Nokia&amp;#039;s attempt to win back US market share from Apple&amp;#039;s iPhone and handsets running Google Android. Pre-orders for the device also begun in the UK this week. In a blog post, Nokia said that there has been a &amp;quot;very positive&amp;quot; response so far to the Lumia 900. The device also topped the Amazon.com mobile phone chart after launch.  However, the company soon found a software issue in the flagship device involving memory management, which in some cases resulted in the loss of data connectivity.  &amp;quot;This issue is purely in the phone software, and is not related to either phone hardware or the network itself,&amp;quot; said Nokia.  &amp;quot;As a proactive and prudent measure, we decided to take immediate action. We have identified the issue, and have developed a solution.&amp;quot; Anyone who has already purchased a Lumia 900 can either update their device with the latest Zune software when the fix rolls out &amp;quot;on or around April 16&amp;quot;, Nokia said. Or they can swap their current Lumia 900 for an already updated version of the phone.  Nokia apologised for the situation, and said that as a &amp;quot;goodwill gesture&amp;quot; it will offer any US consumers who have already purchased a Lumia 900, or will purchase one before April 21 a $100 credit to their AT&amp;amp;T bill. &amp;quot;We believe the Nokia Lumia 900 is unlike any other smartphone on the market. It represents an exceptional balance of power, ease of use and value, all wrapped in one of the most stylish, striking designs ever,&amp;quot; said the firm.  The glitch with the Lumia 900 follows a bug in the Lumia 800 that involved the battery in some handsets draining rapidly, even on light usage. Nokia has since rolled out a fix to address that issue.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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