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Want to know the definition of frustration? Try being teased with a FiOS TV app that supports live streaming, only to be denied when the app shows up. The end to that (admittedly mild) form of torture may be in sight. Engadget has learned through a tip that Verizon is sending invitations among a limited group to test a new FiOS TV iOS app with the usual schedule browsing, DVR control… oh, and live TV. Flex View On Demand videos and local media should be on tap as well, although it’s not clear whether or not any of the options will require an active link to Verizon’s fiber or cellular networks to watch. The trial leaves some time to go before we’re tuning in through a bedside iPhone 5; even so, it suggests the gap between hope and reality is about to close.

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Verizon sends invitations to closed trial of FiOS TV app for iOS with live streaming originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re hoping for big news from UK carrier partnership Everything Everywhere over the next couple of months — not just the first real LTE service in the British Isles (as if that wasn’t enough), but also new handsets to put that bandwidth to use. According to the Financial Times, the conglomerate is now in talks with Nokia to make that happen, with the LTE-sporting Lumia 920 standing to become an Everything Everywhere exclusive if the negotiations end happily. There’s nothing official to confirm it at this point, but Nokia struggled to win over some carriers with its last batch of Lumias and has now made it clear that it’s open to alternative strategies, just as it already has a special relationship with AT&T in the States. Of course, by the time the Lumia 920 reaches the UK — likely in early November — there could well be another honest-to-goodness 4G superphone in its midst.

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UK carrier in talks to make Nokia Lumia 920 a British LTE exclusive, says Financial Times originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the subject line.

Parent with a smartphone? If your kids are old enough to fiddle with a touchscreen, you’ve probably had your handset nicked. It can be a problem — you need that phone, for calls, emails and Engadget, but your little scamp just can’t get enough of Angry Birds. What do you do? Trust, says PlayMG, but verify. The old phrase ties closely to the core philosophy of the MG — a device the firm is developing specifically for kids who want to play Android games, but are too young for a smartphone. We met with the company’s Taylor Cavanah to get a first hand look at the device and its parental control system.

Continue reading Insert Coin: hands-on with the MG, a portable Android gaming solution for kids

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Insert Coin: hands-on with the MG, a portable Android gaming solution for kids originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Most US carriers have been pulling back on the sheer number of pre-installed apps thrown onto the latest Android devices, but Verizon appears to be heading in the opposite direction. An announcement found within the safe confines of Big Red’s internal system indicates that the Samsung Galaxy Stellar wasn’t the only product in the lineup to get officially introduced to a suite of Amazon apps — every single Android device gracing Verizon’s shelves will also get the same treatment. The suite includes apps for the Kindle, Shopping, MP3, IMDb, Audible and Zappos. There was no word on whether the bloatware can be disabled or uninstalled, but since the policy goes into effect today, we should find out pretty soon. We highly doubt this will be a focal point at Amazon’s press event, but we won’t skirt over the possibility of it getting some time on Jeff Bezos’ teleprompters.

As a sidenote, Verizon mentions here that this policy excludes Google experience devices and tablets, which could be cause for speculation that new Nexus devices (including tablets) are en route to the LTE carrier. This wording is pretty open, however, and it may simply be Verizon’s way of covering themselves in case such a device comes out in the future.

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Verizon adding suite of Amazon apps to all new Android devices originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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And just like that, our pleas for more details about the Pantech Flex have been answered. We’ve come across the full 108-page user manual for AT&T’s newest LTE device — also known as the P8010 or Oscar — which offers a heap of screenshots, included features and plenty of other tidbits. In it we learn many of the details concerning the manufacturer’s new Easy Experience mode, which is geared toward first-time smartphone buyers. Look below to find the manual in its entirety, and past the break we’ll break down some of the most important or interesting factoids we uncovered in the manual.

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Pantech Flex user manual discovered: Easy Experience mode shown in detail originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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