Varioptic today announced that it has developed its first liquid lens, A316S, offering Optical Image Stabilization functionality to mobile phones.Varioptic has finalized the next generation of Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) liquid lenses, correcting handshake.

Sharp has announced that it will start expanding its mobile phone business out of Japan, with first solar powered phone available in China next month.The Sharp SH6230C comes with an integrated solar panel, allows you to charge your phone under sun light. The SH6230C is equipped with advanced technology originally developed in Japan, including Sharp’s proprietary solar cell module, a large 2.9-inch LCD screen, and a 5-megapixel autofocus camera.

Motorola has recently presented a very good cellphone in Korea, the MOTOROI XT720. In terms of specifications the XT720 is very powerful like it can be proved by the 8-megapixel camera, or the support for microSD memory cards with 32GB, or even the 720p HD video recorder. As for the more normal features, it has a 3.7.inch WVGA display, an HDMI output and GPS capability.

Google is making a good bet on the “local search” market and for that reason they’ve added a new feature that will appear on the mobile ads.

We have mentioned the Galaxy smartphone which is the first Android device by Samsung a few times before, but this time there are good news: a fresh image of the smartphone as well as a couple of technical details.

Nokia Research Center (NRC) Helsinki today unveiled a new research concept at Demo House 2010 research exhibition in Espoo, Finland. The mobile radar demonstration shows how a mobile device can use an active radar sensor to measure speed and the direction of movement of approaching objects, just as traditional RADAR would. It uses electromagnetic waves to provide a different type of mobile wireless sensing.