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Reddit is coming to the Xbox One with an official app

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by on August 19, 2014 at 5:06 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches, xbox one

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Xbox One users who are also fans of Reddit will be happy to know that Microsoft is launching a dedicated Reddit app for the game console, which will be available on August 19 in the US and Canada. Microsoft says that the ReddX app lets redditors interact in a similar way to the experience on the Reddit.com site. The app can be snapped to the side of your TV, letting you keep up to date with content on the site even while you’re gaming. It also gives Xbox Live members the ability to browse through subreddits, in addition to a customized main…

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India becomes Uber’s largest market outside US with launch of its service in four additional cities

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by on August 19, 2014 at 4:20 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, India, Product Updates

Uber is going all out to conquer India, after launching its service simultaneously in four additional cities today — Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Jaipur and Kolkata. This takes Uber India’s presence into 10 cities, becoming the company’s largest market outside the US in terms of the number of operational cities. Uber first landed in India in August last year, starting with Bangalore. The country looks to be a key market for Uber, simply because of its huge population of more than 1.2 billion people who could be potential customers. With the aggressive launch of four new cities all at once, Uber is…

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The Roku TV is now available for pre-order

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by on August 19, 2014 at 4:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

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Smart TVs are anything but smart. The UI is usually incredibly cumbersome, riddled with confusing elements and generally makes you want to pry the Smart TV button off of your remote. But the new Roku TV is different because it started as a streaming box people actually like. Beginning today you can pre-order a Roku TV from TCL while Hisense has announced that its Roku TVs will be available in late September. Both manufacturers have the Roku OS for TV on their televisions. The TV-centric version of Roku OS is nearly identical to the set-top box OS. The key differences are that the channels found…

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