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theinquirer.net - 10/28/2009
Microsoft pulls the xbox 360 sky player
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MICROSOFT HAS QUICKLY pulled Sky Player support from the Xbox 360, which launched yesterday with a lot of publicity, most of it positive. A statement on the UK Xbox support site reads, "The Sky Player on Xbox 360 service did successfully launch early this morning, it has subsequently been ...
on photos and first impressions
electricpig.co.uk - 10/27/2009
on photos and first impressions
— electricpig.co.uk — We’ve been fiddling with Sky Player on Xbox 360 . It gets our thumbs up for the... content on show, but what’s it like to use? Get down and dirty with Murdoch’s latest assault on your living room, and see our hands-on photos of Sky Player on Xbox 360 in ... (more) on photos and first impressions

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majornelson.com - 10/28/2009
Xbox 360 System Update – Wireless Adapter WPA2 support
— majornelson.com — The team has released a system update for the Xbox 360 over Xbox LIVE. Sometime over the... next few hours when you sign in to Xbox LIVE you’ll receive a prompt to accept this mandatory update. If you are signed into LIVE already, you may be signed out ... (more) Xbox 360 System Update – Wireless Adapter WPA2 support

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Microsoft pulls plug on 'Family Guy' special
news.cnet.com - 10/27/2009
Microsoft pulls plug on 'Family Guy' special
— news.cnet.com — Seth MacFarlane Microsoft said Monday it has canceled its sponsorship of a planned variety show with the... creator of the "Family Guy." In a statement, a Microsoft representative said the show--a variety show to be done by Alex Borstein ... (more) Microsoft pulls plug on 'Family Guy' special

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Microsoft temporarily suspends Sky Player for Xbox 360
Engadget — ... "Very fast," "a dream," "fantastic." It looks like you can add "on hiatus" to the list of superlatives -- at least for the time being. That boffo Sky Player that Microsoft debuted for the Xbox 360? "Suspended." Why, you ask? "Due to an unforeseen technical ...

Microsoft temporarily suspends Sky Player for Xbox 360
Engadget HD — ... "Very fast," "a dream," "fantastic." It looks like you can add "on hiatus" to the list of superlatives -- at least for the time being. That boffo Sky Player that Microsoft debuted for the Xbox 360? "Suspended." Why, you ask? "Due to an unforeseen technical ...

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