Yes, we're here. It's been a few months since Nokia attempted to shake its smartphone foundations with the launch of its first Windows Phone devices. But it's CES 2012: there's Nokia phones out here now. But does Nokia have something else up its sleeve? Something flagship? Another white phone? Stay tuned because we're getting our liveblog on!
3:43PM "Thank you all for joining us here today." And we're done. Now we're off to seek out one of these Lumia 900s...
3:41PM Nokia's been working with Qualcomm to ensure its single-core smartphones will still perform admirably on AT&T's LTE network.
3:39PM The questions arrive at Nokia tablets. But Stephen's got nothing to add.
3:38PM Nokia will be supplementing carrier-based phone availability with SIM-free (carrier-unlocked) devices in Europe and other markets. No news, however, on which phones this would be and whether the US will get a piece of the action.
3:36PM Any new plans for outside of the US? "Market by market, we'll be taking the Lumia line broadly around the world." He's being coy.
3:34PM So we can expect cheaper handsets? Sounds good to us.
3:34PM "A deliberate part of our Windows Phone strategy is to broaden our range of price points."
3:32PM No pricing or timing specifics just yet. "Entering aggressively."
3:32PM Elop: "Our principal competition is the other ecosystems." Not rival manufacturers?
3:30PM So, no Verizon Lumia just yet.
3:30PM No plans for other networks -- at least not today. But Nokia's aspiration is to arrive on as many carriers as possible.
3:28PM Let the Q&A begin. Questions, anyone?
3:28PM Ralph and Steve have gone, and we're left with Nokia's fearless CEO.
3:28PM "Congratulations Steve, and welcome back!" Aww.
3:27PM The Lumia 900 will be arriving in the next few months, still in those black and cyan color options.
3:26PM "It's the best of Nokia's past with a terrifically bright future."
3:26PM Oh wait, It's Ralph de la Vega.
3:26PM And we're back to Stephen.
3:25PM "Lumia 900 is a very exciting launch." And that's it. Thanks Steve.
3:25PM Ballmer: "AT&T is critical to us."
3:24PM "Mmmm, love..."
3:24PM They didn't sign the Nokia-Microsoft tie-up until April 2011.
3:23PM "The strong third eco-system," says Steve. "The reviews have been fantastic."
3:22PM We're going into Windows Phone. Here's Ballmer. It's truly kicked off.
3:20PM And that's it. Kevin's gone, and Mr. Elop's back.
3:20PM He's pimping out more of those tie-in apps. CNN iReporter. Next!
3:19PM ESPN Sports hub is looking closer to a finished version than what we saw back at Nokia World.
3:18PM Nokia Drive's back. Remember that from Nokia World 2011?
3:18PM We're into the Windows Phone integration. Facebook chat, yah?
3:17PM Front-facer has a f/2.4 apeture lens. Wow. On the conference screens, it's looking damn good.
3:16PM With a dual-wide mode feature. Mr.Shields appears to be loving it.
3:15PM Rear-facer has a f/2.2 lens.
3:14PM Two cameras on this one.
3:14PM It's another beautiful slab of polycarbonate. Looks like those rumors were on the money. Scratch-fearless.
3:13PM There's a 1.4GHz processing ticking inside that shell.
3:12PM Kevin's arrived on stage. No shouting this time...
3:12PM Elop's rocking the cyan version. Good choice.
3:11PM Display? A 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display.
3:11PM It's an LTE phone, with an 1800mAh battery.
3:10PM Lumia 900 is apparently built for a rich media experience -- in black and cyan.
3:10PM "Designed especially for the US." Coming exclusively to AT&T.
3:09PM Carl Zeiss lens, baby!
3:09PM We've gone to the commercial now. It's glossy as heck...
3:09PM Introducing the Nokia Lumia 900.
3:08PM Everyone's paying attention -- but where are the new phones? He's talking about the US now.
3:08PM Nokia Lumia 710: "..brings an unparalleled quality and price to the smartphone area."
3:07PM "We've introduced the Lumia to Europe and a number of countries including Russia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Russia."
3:06PM Elop on Windows Phone: "All of the information that you're interested in is brought to the surface."
3:06PM "After six months, we introduced the first Windows Phones."
3:05PM Next: Nokia smartphones. "A war of eco-systems."
3:05PM He's bigging up the Nokia Asha series we saw back at Nokia World. And a whole load of countries. No mention of the US just yet...
3:04PM "We've been increasing our R&D investment"
3:04PM Stephen Elop is on-stage. The crowd went (kinda) wild.
3:03PM Oh! And we're a-go!
3:03PM There's a whole load of metro tiles. They're pretty refreshing to our weary CES eyes.
2:58PM The five minute warning claxon just went. The hall is packed.
2:54PM It's just about to kick off here. Get ready. Polycarbonate fingers crossed.
Brad Molen and Myriam Joire contributed to this liveblog.
Brad Molen and Myriam Joire contributed to this liveblog.