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SILVER SCREEN AOL
Showbizdata is reporting that AOL USERS can now download recent movies for .99 thanks for a partnership with MOVIELINK.


IMITATION THE SINCEREST FORM?
Will putting on a windows mask make Linux more mainstream? WIRED seems to think so.

IF YOU CAN'T BEAT EM, JOIN APPLE?
Apple/Pepsi's Super Bowl iMusic giveaway commercial will feature 20 teens who have been victim of the RIAA jihad and how they will "still download free music thanks to Apple & Pepsi." The commercial will also feature GREEN DAY doing a new cover of "I Fought the Law."


CAN POCKET PCs BECOME DESKTOP BOXES?
Synosphere, the makers of BLUE DOCK are betting they can. The Pocket PC is inserted into the Blue Dock and the user can then create and edit data on a desktop computer monitor with keyboard and mouse. And users can check email, surf the web, and even log onto a network.