今日科技速递：iPad 3来了!

    * 众位粉丝，大家翘首以待的这一天很快就要到来了：苹果公司（Apple）将于下周三，即3月7日正式发布iPad 3。就目前得到的消息，几乎可以肯定，这台新款平板电脑将拥有一块Retina显示屏，分辨率将是上一代产品的近乎一倍。不过，iPad 3还将搭载其它什么装备，目前只能猜测。《财富》杂志（Fortune）将实时报道发布仪式，并将为大家揭秘所有引人入胜的技术性能。

    * 惠普公司（HP）的操作系统webOS部门目前正在裁员275人。看起来这家公司“已经不再需要此前曾急需的大量工程类和相关岗位了。”（科技网站The Verge）

    * 谷歌公司（Google）主席埃里克•施密特眼中的未来。（科技网站Silicon Filter）

    * Windows 8有望成为微软公司（Microsoft）多年来发布的最重要的一款产品。原因何在？（科技博客GigaOm）

    * 团购网站Groupon最近收购了从事社会旅行研究的初创公司Uptake。（科技博客All Things D）

    * 据称，备受赞誉的音乐流媒体初创公司Mog正在谋求出售。（科技资讯网CNET）

    * 索尼公司（Sony）近期发布的手持游戏设备PlayStation Vita已在全球售出了120多万台。（科技博客VentureBeat）

    * 今年的全球移动大会（Mobile World Congress）将公布五大趋势，包括四核处理器，更大尺寸的屏幕，以及一些售价更便宜的智能手机。【《信息世界》（InfoWorld）】

    译者：清远

    * Yes, folks, the day many have been waiting for is fast approaching: Apple (AAPL) is set to unveil the iPad 3 next Wednesday, March 7. At this point, it's almost certain the newest tablet will feature a Retina-like display, one with nearly double the resolution of its predecessors, however what else the iPad 3 will be packing is anyone's guess. Fortune will be covering the event and serving up all those juicy tech specifications as they come.

    * HP (HPQ) is laying off 275 employees from its webOS division. It seems the company "no longer needs many of the engineering and other related positions that it required before." (The Verge)

    * The future according to Google (GOOG) chairman Eric Schmidt. (Silicon Filter)

    * Why Windows 8 may be Microsoft's most important product launch in years. (GigaOm)

    * Groupon acquired the social travel research startup Uptake. (All Things D)

    * Critically-acclaimed music streaming startup Mog is reportedly for sale. (CNET)

    * Sony's recently-launched PlayStation Vita portable gaming system has sold more than 1.2 million units worldwide. (VentureBeat)

    * Five of the biggest trends at this years Mobile World Congress include quad-core processors, bigger screens, and in some cases, cheaper smartphone prices. (InfoWorld)