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• Gartner gets bullish about Windows' future

  Gartner today said Windows will recover from its two-year slump, with total device shipments running the operating system climbing by nearly 10% in 2014 and almost 18% in 2015.

• Nokia hopes to make Lumia phones more attractive with new camera app

  Nokia has released a beta version of its Camera app that will add more advanced features to smartphones like the Lumia 520 and the Lumia 720.

• EU signs off on Microsoft-Nokia deal

  As expected, European Union regulators today approved Microsoft's $7.4 billion acquisition of Nokia's devices and services business.

• Nokia expands low-end push with Lumia 525

  Nokia is hoping that availability of its low-end Lumia 525 in countries like China and Russia will soon give its smartphone sales a boost.

• Instagram, finally, debuts on Windows phones

  Instagram is now available for Windows phones, some three years after the photo-sharing app's launch, the company announced Wednesday.

• Windows 8 and Windows Phone developers get access to Facebook Login

  Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 developers can now integrate Facebook's login system into their applications so people don't have to create a separate user name and password for them.

• Google's KitKat gives Mozilla, Nokia a Halloween scare

  Google has paid extra attention to Android's performance on low-cost smartphones when developing version 4.4 of the OS, which could be very good news for consumers and developers but a problem for competitors like Mozilla and Nokia.

• Windows Phone 8.0 smartphones may not be upgradeable to 8.1

  As Microsoft prepares to release a major upgrade to its Windows Phone operating system, to version 8.1, some third party software makers are unsure whether smartphones running Windows Phone 8.0 will run the new OS.

• Nokia sold 8.8 million Lumia smartphones in Q3

  Nokia once again sold a record number of Lumia smartphones during the third quarter, helping the company narrow its net loss.

• Spec standoff: Nokia Lumia 1520 vs HTC One Max

  Two new smartphones are going after customers who want supersized screens: Nokia's new Lumia 1520, launched Tuesday, runs Windows Phone and HTC's One Max is an Android offering. But how do the two stack up side-by-side? It's time for a face-off on the hardware specs:

• Nokia hopes camera tech will give its Lumia 2520 Windows RT tablet a boost

  Nokia has added a tablet and two large-screen smartphones to its Lumia family, and is once again counting on its camera technology to attract buyers.

• Nokia counts on larger screens to help keep up momentum

  In what could turn out to be its last big event before Microsoft takes over, Nokia is expected to add large-screen smartphones and a tablet to its Lumia family as well as upgrade its portfolio of low-cost smartphones.

• Full HD comes to Windows Phone devices

  Microsoft's next Windows Phone update opens the door for 1080p screens and more powerful processors from Qualcomm.

• Microsoft tosses in YouTube towel, returns to Web UI for Windows Phone

  Microsoft yesterday threw in the towel on its attempt to build its own YouTube app for Windows Phone, revising that app to shunt users instead to the browser for accessing Google's video service via the Web.

• Smartphone vendors target BYOD enterprises

  Smartphone vendors have rekindled their infatuation with enterprises as the consumer segment fizzles; this week's exhibit is the launch of LG Electronics' Gate, which separates users' professional and private lives through virtualization.