今日科技：高朋即将IPO？

* 谷歌公司宣布Android下一代重大升级版——“冰激凌三明治”（Ice Cream Sandwich）。最新版本的目标是将蜂巢（Honeycomb）平板电脑和姜饼（Gingerbread）各版本的性能融合到一个软件中，以驱动各种搭载Android的设备。预计它将于2011年末的某个时候正式面世。(All Things D)

* 同样是谷歌公司的产品线：Chrome笔记本电脑推出“学生打包”价：每月20美元。同时，VentureBeat提前看到了谷歌公司“云音乐服务”的测试版。这一服务能让用户远程储存音乐，又能在任何地方欣赏它们。不过到目前为止，其用户体验还有很多需要改进的地方。[《福布斯》（Forbes）和VentureBeat]

* Zynga受到专营游戏FarmVille 中流行艺人的启发，与Lady Gaga合作，开发了一款邻家农场游戏。这款游戏名为“GagaVille”，将突出Gaga的怪异风格和主题。也就是说，游戏中会有水晶、独角兽、骑摩托的绵羊等元素，还能听到她即将于5月17日发布的新专辑中的歌曲。（(Zynga and VentureBeat)）

* 请关注有关苹果公司产品的传言！这是第七代iPad Nano吗？如果确实如此，那么这一纤薄小巧的数字音乐播放器将保留现有版本的一种形状要素，但同时加入一个低分辨率的130万像素摄像头。(Apple Insider)

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*All Things D reports that daily deals site Groupon wants that initial public offering (IPO) to happen sooner rather than later -- and by "sooner," we mean as early as this week. Regardless of when ever it does go public though, the company could be valued at $15 billion-plus. (All Things D)

* Paul Graham's Y Combinator startup incubator, host to such successful companies as Dropbox, Reddit, Heroku, and Scribd, accepted more than 60 startups for its summer batch, a new record. (TechCrunch)

*Why your personal information is the "new oil." (Huffington Post)

* Google announced the next major Android update, "Ice Cream Sandwich." The latest version's goal is to marry the features in both the Honeycomb tablet and Gingerbread editions in one piece of software to power various Android devices. Expect it to hit some time before the end of 2011. (All Things D)

* Also in the Google pipeline: a Chrome laptop with a "student package" price of $20 a month. Meanwhile, VentureBeat took an early look at a beta version of the company's cloud music service, which should let users store their music remotely but access it anywhere. So far, the user experience leaves a lot to be desired. (Forbes and VentureBeat)

* Zynga teamed up with Lady Gaga to offer a neighboring farm inspired by the pop artist in the FarmVille game franchise. "GagaVille," as it's being called, will highlight Gaga's quirky style and themes. In other words, expect elements like crystals, unicorns, sheep on motorcycles, as well as access to songs from her upcoming album, come May 17. (Zynga and VentureBeat)

*Apple rumor alert! Is this the seventh generation iPad Nano? If so, the tiny wafer of a digital music player will retain a form factor similar to the current version but also sneak in a low-resolution 1.3 megapixel camera. (Apple Insider)