It's Wednesday, March 2nd, I'm Natali Morris and it's time to get loaded.

Today is the 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 see that today for a live blog and videos of the device and we will give you a wrap up here on loaded tomorrow.

You knew the unlimited data plan for the Verizon iphone must 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 per month. AT&T 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 purchases a company called Beluga that does group messaging for mobile. The notable part of this purchase is that Facebook does plan to keep the company up and running, while 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 giving he is also facing extradition to Sweden on a sex-related charge which he refuses.

Angry Birds St. Patrick's edition is on it's way out. The game launches on March 22nd which of course is after Saint Patrick's Day. So now we've seen Angry Bird's game for just 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 ten thousand 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 eye-ball controlled laptop. This is a prototype so not something you will 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 eye movement by shinning infra-red light into the user's eyes. Can that be good for you?

That's your news for the day. I'll see you tomorrow. I'm Natali Morris for CNet and you've just be loaded.

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