[Flippo]

Now to start it off, here you go, straight from Major Nelson, the release times, along with the timezones:

Here is a link to help you figure out what time it'll be when it comes out for you: Event Time Announcer

The launch date was revealed a couple of weeks ago, and Microsoft has stuck steadfastly to the schedule. As you’ve most likely heard, the upgrade brings a whole new “metro-style” tiled interface to the console, as seen in Windows Phone, and the upcoming Windows 8 – the idea being to unify the UI experience across all platforms. It looks far more user friendly than the current menu system, which we’ve always found a little convoluted (particularly when we initially encountered it). Universal Kinect support throughout the dash is also being brought on board, so you won’t just be able to use the motion controller within the device’s hub, but across the whole menu system. Bing powered voice search is also being introduced, a smart idea. The other main thrust of the update is entertainment, with new TV services coming to the Xbox including Lovefilm, 4oD (Channel 4 on-demand) and the Beeb’s iPlayer (finally). With Bing voice search, you’ll be able to easily sift through this hefty dollop of new content, or that’s the theory. Other additions include beacons, which flag up games you want to play to your friends (across social networks as well as Xbox Live), and limited cloud storage of half a gigabyte for your saves and other important bits and pieces. Much handier than having to carry a memory card or USB stick to a friend’s. All in all, it’s an impressive package, particularly for those with Kinect. Let’s hope there are no issues with the roll out and freezing consoles. Below are the new partnerships Microsoft’s secured, too, with some launching tomorrow, followed by a bunch more later in the month and early 2012.

Partnerships:

Dec. 6: 
•    EPIX. United States 
•    ESPN on Xbox LIVE (ESPN). United States 
•    Hulu. Japan 
•    Hulu Plus. United States 
•    LOVEFiLM. United Kingdom 
•    Netflix. Canada, United States 
•    Premium Play by (MediaSet). Italy 
•    Sky Go (SkyDE). Germany 
•    Telefónica España – Movistar Imagenio. Spain 
•    TODAY (MSNBC). United States 
  
Later in December: 
•    4 on Demand (C4). United Kingdom 
•    ABC iView (Australian Broadcasting Corp.). Australia 
•    AlloCiné. France (AlloCiné), Germany (Filmstarts), Spain (Sensacine), United Kingdom (Screenrush) 
•    Astral Media’s Disney XD (Astral Media). Canada 
•    blinkbox (Blinkbox). United Kingdom 
•    Crackle (Sony Pictures). Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States 
•    Dailymotion. Available in 32 countries globally 
•    Demand 5 (Five). United Kingdom 
•    DIGI+ (CANAL+). Spain 
•    GolTV (Mediapro). Spain 
•    iHeartRadio (Clear Channel). United States 
•    Mediathek/ZDF (ZDF). Germany 
•    MSN. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom 
•    MSNBC.com. United States 
•    MUZU.TV. Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom 
•    ninemsn. Australia 
•    Real Sports (Maple Leaf Sports). Canada 
•    Rogers On Demand Online (Rogers Media). Canada 
•    SBS ON DEMAND. Australia 
•    TMZ (Warner Bros.). Canada, United States 
•    TVE (RTVE.es). Spain 
•    UFC on Xbox LIVE (UFC). Canada, United States 
•    Verizon FiOS TV. United States 
•    VEVO. Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States 
•    Vudu (Wal-Mart). United States 
•    YouTube. Available in 24 countries globally

Early 2012: 
•    Antena 3 (Antena 3 de Televisión). Spain 
•    BBC (BBC). United Kingdom 
•    CinemaNow (Best Buy). United States 
•    HBO GO (HBO). United States 
•    MLB.TV (MLB Advanced Media). Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States 
•    Telenovelas/Sports (Televisa). Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom 
•    Xfinity On Demand (Comcast). United States

Here are a few pictures of the new dashboard:

I know there is multiple posts/threads about this, but I felt the need that we only need one.

[Tucker]

I already posted a lot of this information in various threads, least now it is all in one place.
Good post.

[TheWolf]

Thanks for the info! I just lol'd so hard at the spanish Telefonica! XD

[GnarlyOCMD]

Nice post , didn't know half of the stuff in there o.O

• Xfinity On Demand (Comcast). United States

Do you have need Xbox Live Gold to use that or do you use a credit card?

[Flippo]

Originally Posted by GnarlyOCMD

Nice post , didn't know half of the stuff in there o.O

Do you have need Xbox Live Gold to use that or do you use a credit card?

I think it requires you to have the Comcast Xfinity TV service on your house, and it can be streamed to the 360.

If anyone else has any more information, post it, and I will add it to the OP.

[SlyElmo]

Only Lovefilm for the UK?

Swizz.

[Lacey]

Dashboard rolls out in 8 hours, Thank god I won't be blind any more. This white dashboard made me lose my eye sight.

[garyj2006]

Does anyone know if it's ok to accept this new update if you've got a flashed xbox?

[GHO5T BUST3Rs]

Yay out of beta stage

[iBraddersss]

All I really want is YOUTUBE!