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Brits who’ve been yearning for the Nokia Lumia 1520 will soon get their chance. The supersized Windows Phone is now due to reach the UK on December 6th, when it will be available through O2 at retail and Vodafone through the web. Third-party retailers like Carphone Warehouse and Phones4u will also stock the 6-inch flagship. While the exact pricing will vary, Vodafone will sell the phone for £80 when it’s attached to a £38 per month plan and a 2-year contract; it will be available for free if you subscribe to a beefy £47 plan. The 1520 will undoubtedly be one of the more expensive handsets in the country, then, but it may be worthwhile for those who want one of Nokia’s most powerful devices.

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A few years ago, many were surprised by Nokia’s decision to throw their lot in with Microsoft and their Windows Phone platform. Symbian was obviously fading, and fast, and MeeGo on the Nokia N9 was a one-time deal for whatever reason, leaving Windows Phone and Android open as options. Android was the more obvious choice given the fact that it would be free for use, and how it is more popular, although it seems that Samsung’s dominance might have been a bit of a put-off. In any case fast forward to 2013 and according to recent numbers released by AdDuplex, it has been found that Nokia commands a whopping 90% of the Windows Phone market.

Basically this means that almost every Windows Phone out there today is a Nokia Lumia handset, and given that Nokia’s numbers in 2013 had them at 76%, this is a pretty impressive jump, demonstrating how Nokia has clearly dominated the Windows Phone market. To that end it is not surprising that Microsoft would want a piece of that action, where they would be able to control not just the software, but the hardware side of things as well, just like what Apple is doing with their iOS devices, and what Google is trying to do with their Nexus phones and tablets as well.

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A few days ago, Nokia’s shareholders got together to approve the Microsoft-Nokia deal which would see Nokia’s cellphone division acquired by Microsoft for $7.17 billion as well as take up residence in Nokia’s offices in Finland. Of course this is just one of the many hurdles that Microsoft and Nokia will have to endure and will need to seek approval from other regulatory bodies before proceeding, such as the EU, for example. Well the good news is that according to a report from Reuters, they claim that the EU is expected to give the Microsoft-Nokia the greenlight as well, although as it stands this is not official yet.

This is according to people familiar with the matter, who claims, “The (European) Commission is expected to clear the deal without conditions.” Neither the EU nor Microsoft and Nokia have commented on the issue, although with a deadline set for the 4^th of December, we guess we won’t have to wait much longer to see if this pans out. As it stands other regulatory bodies from Russia, India, Turkey, and Israel have pretty much given the deal their blessing, so safe to say it looks like this is almost a done-deal.

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