Getting used to the once-indie South by Southwest Interactive Festival as a big, corporate-sponsored industry event is a bitter pill for some entrepreneurs and digital thinkers to swallow.
• Photos: Brands on the run at SXSW

On its release, Steve Jobs touted the zippier speeds of Apple's new iPad 2. But how does the tablet stack up against its main rival when loading Web sites? CNET decided to find out.
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photos The rumored passing of the Zune digital media player brings to mind a trove of Microsoft gadgets, software, and services that have moved to the tech graveyard over the years.