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NXE audio issues continue to fire up forum users, Microsoft still working on a fix
xbox360fanboy.com - 12/19/2008
NXE audio issues continue to fire up forum users, Microsoft still working on a fix
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When the switch was flipped to release the New Xbox Experience ( NXE ) everyone at X3F HQ was huddled around a candle, hoping that Xbox Live wouldn't ... you know, explode! Thankfully, the NXE was released and the Live service continued to run strong, for the most part. However, not everyone ...

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Joystiq:  X3F Week in Review: December 12, 2008 - December 18, 2008

microsoft.com - 12/13/2008
Serious IE Flaw Gets Special Patch Treatment
— microsoft.com — Serious IE Flaw Gets Special Patch Treatment (more) Serious IE Flaw Gets Special Patch Treatment

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crn.com - 12/20/2008
Microsoft Extends XP Availability For Distributors - Software - IT Channel News by CRN and ...
— crn.com — Microsoft system builder partners who've been feeling queasy about the impending Jan. 31, 2009, deadline for selling PCs with Windows XP pre-installed can now breathe a bit easier, as Microsoft is giving them a way to obtain XP licenses through ... (more) Microsoft Extends XP Availability For Distributors - ...

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows XP allowed to live again
news.bbc.co.uk - 12/22/2008
BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows XP allowed to live again
— news.bbc.co.uk — Microsoft has given yet another reprieve to its seasoned Windows XP operating system. The cut off date for PC makers to obtain licenses for the software was 31 January 2009. But now Microsoft has put in place a scheme that will allow the hardware ... (more) BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows XP allowed to live again

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X3F Week in Review: December 12, 2008 - December 18, 2008
Joystiq — ... open or you might miss it. Community Xbox 360 Fancast 95 -- The one with Ross (not Bob) Joystiq's Ross Miller stops by X3F TV -- XBLA in Brief: Dash of Destruction It's free. It's about Doritos. GOTY? Ask X3F: Just like Mama used to play edition Games for Mom. X3F is now on Twitter! The world trembles. News NXE audio issues continue to fire up forum users, Microsoft still working on a fix ...

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