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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Europe is slightly ahead of other continents in developing mobile television, but lack of joint radio spectrum for the service means it may lose its leadership, regulators and industry leaders said on Thursday.

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Mobile technology firm Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it had developed an HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) module for notebook computers which Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will provide to manufacturers.

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Most mobile phone users will still have to wait some time for Internet telephony company Skype's mobile service because of technical hurdles and a lack of suitable handsets, Skype's chief executive was quoted as saying in a Finnish newspaper on Thursday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Softbank Corp. (9984.T: Quote, NEWS, Research) unveiled 13 new cell phone models on Thursday to compete with bigger rivals when a rule change in October lets mobile phone users keep their phone numbers if they switch carriers.

Nokia has launched its anticipated XpressMusic handset line, rolling out three similarly styled handsets, including a revival of its 3250 twist phone.