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Apple started selling movie: ABC Disney Television Inc. has teamed up with Apple Computer Inc. to sell "High School Musical," a full-length movie on the Apple iTunes online music store. The movie originally aired on the Disney Channel. The movie is a 487MB download and cannot be found on the iTunes homepage. iTunes first offered the movie for $1.99, presumably as a trial, but has now raised the price to $9.99. The movie is a 487MB download. Some users already complained about the quality of the movie. The movie is offered in a limited resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, not exactly the DVD quality you would expect after paying $10. It is speculated that the offering of "High School Music" is iTunes' way of testing its technology to support full-length movie downloads.

Free music videos for Xbox 360 gamers: Xbox 360 gamers will get a year of free music videos and other content from artists signed to Epic Records under a promotion deal between the record label and Microsoft Corp., the companies said Thursday. The arrangement calls for Epic Records to feature 12 of its artists on a program dubbed Artist of the Month, which users of Microsoft's popular gaming console can access over the Xbox Live entertainment network. Xbox Live members will be able to download exclusive music videos free and compete for a chance to play an online game against the recording artists.