If you are old enough, think back 10 years, and recall what sort of phone you had and if you had a PDA. Think about how expensive a 64gb memory card was.

Each time a new phone or PDA got released it was a remarkable jump forward in features normally. But if you recall the technology wasn’t flawless. Time was required to tweak the product to make it function better.

Fast forward to 2013, and go back a few years. The phones that were being produced weren’t perfect and custom android roms and jail breaking made a difference to many. In 2013, both aspects are available but the need for either on new devices is questionable. The tech is very advanced now and features now provided in newer operating systems.

Some of you will already have top notch phones from Samsung or Apple. The cameras and how they perform are already incredible. So do we really need the phones to do more. And how much more advanced can they really move forward.

The problem now is all phones being released are perfectly adequate for most things. Are we just getting bored of a near perfect machine and therefore expect more than is really possible?

What do you believe?

It’s 2013. More and more news about large companies and Internet services being hacked. Everything from the New York Times, Twitter, Somy and so much more.

In fact they reckon the problem is so severe we may never know the true extent. As cloud services become more and more prevalent what happens when our entire online life is hacked.

Just imagine you have no access to your social media, your email, your stored media (photos, music and important files) and worse you out of control with your financial affairs. Now imagine your hackers not only sell your personal data, but then delete your entire online music and files etc.

Now you might say this wont happen at this level, but actually it already has. Now just think about this scenario but on a global scale. Terrorist attack but online and one that wipes everything out. Sounds dramatic, like the film the Day After Tomorrow. But it does worry me that this could one day happen. And remember hacking technology can also be done on machinery and power stations.

I wonder how easy it would be to recover individually and then to recover on a global scale. What do you think about this?

Dell the world’s third-biggest computer manufacturer has gone private in a $24.4 billion deal that gave $13.65 per share in cash to shareholders.

The transaction is financed through a combination of cash and equity contributed by Michael Dell and other investment funds, including a$2 billion loan from Microsoft.

Microsoft has a canny knack of helping companies in need. Apple for example.

Lets hope this move drives Dell to new heights.

Sony Music Unlimited subscription can now stream music in high quality 320kpbs AAC audio. This is excellent for top quality audio production.

Using the service’s web, Android, Walkman and PS3 apps, Sony says you can now enable high fidelity playback. The entire catalogue offers the 320kpbs AAC option provided by Omnifone, the company that powers Sony’s music library.

If you don’t want to be stuck with tedious average audio, you’ll have to turn the 320kbps streaming option on in Music Unlimited’s settings menu.

Lets hope Apple offers this increase in quality. Google Music is at 320kpbs mp3 audio already.

eBay has just updated its legal agreement. Some of the key changes are –

Under the eBay Buyer Protection policy, if we resolve a dispute in the buyer’s favour, we may:

1. Remove funds from the seller’s PayPal account to reimburse the buyer for the cost of the item and the original postage cost in accordance with the seller’s authorisation provided to us under this User Agreement; or

2. Where there are insufficient funds in the seller’s PayPal account or where PayPal is not the reimbursement method of the seller, directly refund the buyer for the cost of the item and the original postage cost, and, in this case, the seller must reimburse us in full, and in a timely manner, for an amount equivalent to the sum we paid to the buyer.

Sellers must have a reimbursement method on file with eBay at all times. Sellers may change this reimbursement method by contacting eBay and searching for ‘How to change your reimbursement method’. Where the seller is found at fault, we will notify the seller and charge the method of reimbursement that the seller has on file.

When providing us with content or posting content on eBay’s sites, services, applications or tools, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right to exercise any and all copyright, publicity, trademarks, database rights and intellectual property rights you have in the content, in any media known now or in the future. In addition, you waive all moral rights you have in the content to the fullest extent permitted by law.

We try to keep eBay and its sites, services, applications and tools safe, secure, and functioning properly. You acknowledge that we cannot guarantee the continuous operation of or access to our sites, services, applications or tools. You further acknowledge that operation of and access to our sites, services, applications or tools may be interfered with as a result of technical issues or numerous factors outside of our control. While we will use our reasonable endeavours to maintain an uninterrupted service, we cannot guarantee this and we do not give any promises or warranties (whether express or implied) about the availability of our services.

You agree that you will only use our sites, services, applications and tools in accordance with this User Agreement.

You will compensate us in full (and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) for any losses or costs, including reasonable legal fees, we incur arising out of any breach by you of this User Agreement, your improper use of eBay’s sites, services, applications and tools or your breach of any law or the rights of a third party.

And the terms go on and on.

I must admit some of these seller terms and ebays fees do put me off using the service for selling items. Does it do the same for you ?