Motorola Edison Tipped By Webtop Code

Hidden within the Webtop software for the new Motorola Bionic lies a bit of code that contains a list of Motorola hardware with Webtop compatibility. It uses device code names instead of their retail monikers, but it doesn't take much time to figure out that the Olympus, Sunfire, and Targa (in case you've forgotten) are the Atrix, Photon, and Bionic. Beyond those phones though, there are two other entries in the list that could be tipping us off to the existence of additional Webtop-compatible Motorola Androids.

First off in the list, right after the Olympus, is "Common". This is all speculation at this point, but there's talk that Common is just a placeholder or an entry referring to any Webtop-using smartphone. That definitely makes sense, but just makes us all the more aware of how surreal some phone names are getting – even the Motorola Default or Motorola Placeholder might give us a few moment's pause before realizing the intent behind them.

The other new name is one that really sounds like an actual handset: the Motorola Edison. The name itself doesn't evoke that of any Motorola Android we're familiar with (like Sunfire and Photon are sort-of related), so it could any of several Motorolas on the horizon: the Atrix-refresh for AT&T LTE, maybe even the Droid RAZR that just crossed our path? 

Mango Live In Taiwan? HTC Radar Debuts Oct. 1st & More - WPV

Watch this week's Windows Phone View as we wrap up all this week's good and bad inside the world of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. In today's show we go through all the recent rumors of Windows Phone Mango being launched in Taiwan on September 15th, and also of the probable launch of the HTC Radar on October 1st. We talk about the Windows Phone Fall line-up that AT&T just announced, and our thoughts on each Mango device mentioned. We also cover the recent good news about HTC porting their Attentive Phonefeature to their future Mango handsets, Microsoft's recent rumors on free enhancements to Skydrive, and to end the Good section, we cover the recent rumors on how Windows 8 will interact with Windows Phone 7 and beyond.

In the Bad section, we go through all the recent rumors of Samsung dropping Windows Phone 7 if Mango doesn't prove to be a top seller.

All this and more after the break.

LG's LU6200 Outed As 1.5GHz Dual-Core LTE Beast?

Have you been looking for LG to come up with some really top-tier hardware? Sure, we've heard of some impressive devices that will soon be coming our way, but what about devices with A-list specs across the board? Assuming the details play out, a newly-rumored LG Android may be just the phoneyou've been hoping for.

The LU6200 starts off with the solid foundation of a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon. The phone'sdisplay is supposed to be a 4.5-incher with an HD 720p resolution (resulting in 329ppi density), manufactured using LG's new Advanced High Performance In-Plane Switching technology, offering superior battery life to alternatives like Super AMOLED Plus. Add on an eight-megapixel rear camera, a 1.3-megapixel front-facer, and a gigabyte of RAM, and you've got one powerful phone starting to come together.

For now, it looks like the LU6200 will be staying in Korea, for operation on the LTE airwaves there, but LG would be wise to bring, if not this exact phone, something else with this kind of hardware to a wider market. 

Launcher7 Makes Your Android Look Like WP7 (Video)

If you have a bit of Windows Phone 7 envy, but you're running an Android phone, you candownload a free launcher called Launcher7 that will give you the look and feel of WP7, at least from your homescreen. The app lets you change individual tile color, add notifications on any tile for SMS/Phone/Gmail, and you can even customize the size of certain tiles. You can also swipe to the right to get a list of your apps, just like it Windows Phone 7. The only thing missing is real live tiles, but hey, for that you'll need the real thing! You can get Launcher7 from the Android Market.

Samsung Outs Epic 4G Touch Source Code

It's only been a couple of weeks since Samsunglaunched the American carrier variants of its successful Galaxy S II and only a couple of hours since the first model, the Epic 4G Touch, is available and we already have a source code.

If you are interested in taking a look, dismantling, tampering with or any other geeky activity related to the Sprint Epic 4G Touch, you're in luck as the source code is now available. Head over to the source link and search for the phone's model number, D710. You can then download the firmware and if you're a ROM chef you can play with it and maybe help prepare a custom ROM for the community to enjoy. Now go play!