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majornelson.com - 8/11/2009
Xbox 360 System Update now available - Xbox Live's Major Nelson
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Moments ago, the team released a system update (aka Dash update) to all Xbox Live members. Over the next few hours - or the next time you sign into Xbox LIVE after that - you ll receive a prompt to accept this mandatory update. If you participated in our Preview Program, you already have the ...
Xbox 360 Pro Being Phased Out Pretty Soon? [Rumor]
kotaku.com - 8/5/2009
Xbox 360 Pro Being Phased Out Pretty Soon? [Rumor]
— kotaku.com — The staple Xbox 360 - the Xbox 360 Pro - looks set to march straight off retail... shelves and into the history books, if new console packaging is anything to go by. First hinted at by Ars Technica's... (more) Xbox 360 Pro Being Phased Out Pretty Soon? [Rumor]

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majornelson.com - 8/7/2009
PayPal now available for US Xbox LIVE Accounts - Xbox Live's Major Nelson
— majornelson.com — If you are in the United States, you can now use PayPal as a method of payment... for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. You can use PayPal to buy Microsoft Points without having to associate your credit card information to your Xbox LIVE account. If you are new ... (more) PayPal now available for US Xbox LIVE Accounts - Xbox ...

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arstechnica.com - 8/12/2009
Xbox gaming platform may soon span Web, console, mobile
— arstechnica.com — According to a job posting from August 10, 2009, Microsoft is looking for a LIVE Community Director... in the Entertainment & Devices Division. The job posting seems to suggest that Microsoft is looking to bring the Xbox Live, Windows Mobile, and other ... (more) Xbox gaming platform may soon span Web, console, mobile

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Tech Ticker:  Xbox LIVE Update now available to all

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Xbox LIVE Update now available to all
Tech Ticker — ... as the Xbox 360 team has released the update to all LIVE members. It’s a mandatory update and users will be prompted to update as soon as they login into Xbox LIVE. A quick rehash of the feature list: Games on Demand, watch movies with multiple users irrespective of the geographic location with Netflix Parties, user ratings, UI improvements and more. Twitter, Facebook and Zune Video Marketplace integration will be done with another update later this fall. [Via Majornelson] Share on: ...

The big Xbox 360 Dashboard update is waiting for you
CrunchGear — ... When you get home from work today, or get out of bed, the Xbox 360 Dashboard update will be ready to go. (I’m holding out on updating for a few days; I’m no man’s guinea pig!) It’s pretty exciting. ...

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