Macbook (Black) Will Not Boot After Update (grey screen of non-booting)

I bought my first MacBook less than one month ago.
Last night at 9pm the apple update software said there was an update and I should restart. It has not been able to boot since.
Now, when the computer turns on it shows a grey screen with a dark grey apple logo for a few minutes, then turns off again.
I am completely lost, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
Chris Albon

Sorry to hear about your troubles Chris.
Was this a System/Security update you installed or just for an application? Personally, I never install anything system related without first running a 3rd party Disk Utility like DiskWarrior. It's important to ensure that there are no latent issues before doing so. That being said, if you don't have access to DW, try booting up from your OSX installation DVD (insert the disk and hold down the 'C' key on startup) and choose Disk Utility's disk repair option from the file menu once it's loaded. Post back once you've tried this.

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