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it's Wednesday March second I'm Natali Morris and it's time to get loaded today is a day Apple takes the wraps off the next generation iPad we are filming this broadcast before the event starts in the west coast but stay tuned to seen it today for live blogs and videos of the device and we'll give you a wrap up here on loaded tomorrow you knew the unlimited data plan for the verizon iphone was too good to be true verizon has said the plan will end this summer this was the plan that gave you unlimited data for 2999 / month ATT ended its unlimited data plan a long time ago but like Verizon those who signed up with those plans get to keep them even when that is no longer an option for new subscribers Facebook purchased a company called beluga that does group messaging for mobile the notable part of this purchases that Facebook does plan to keep the company up and running while it figures out how to integrate this group messaging platform into its own site wikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize this year of course he is among 240 other nominees one of which includes the internet nominated again this year this must be the highlight of Assange's week given he is also facing extradition to Sweden on a sex-related charge which he refutes Angry Birds st. Patrick's edition is on his way out the game launches on march 22nd which of course is after st. Patrick's Day so now we've seen an angry birds game for just about every holiday including Halloween Christmas and Valentine's Day amazon is in a tax battle with the state of california the company is threatening to shut down 10,000 affiliates in california if the state passes legislation which would require amazon to collect sales tax from state residents amazon says this bill is unconstitutional because it requires sellers with no physical presence in the state to collect tax from its residents and Lenovo is showing off an eyeball controlled laptop this is a prototype so not something you'll get for Christmas this year it lets you point select and scroll with your eyes alone if you want your cursor to appear you stare at it if you want your cursor to appear you stare at the screen if you want to zoom in on your photos or Maps or switch windows you stare harder I guess the machine tracks I movement by shining infrared light into the users eyes can that be good for you that's your news of the day I will see you tomorrow I'm Natali Morris for cnet and you've just been loaded