Maybe you’ve been online looking for great eBay deals or maybe you’ve been surfing around on http://get.wildblue.com/internet-provider/ten but odds are you haven’t missed some of the biggest tech news of late. So what are the most important stories right now?

Steve Jobs – A ripple effect went through the tech industry when Jobs stepped down as Apple’s CEO recently and a number of photos showing him in ill health have appeared. The fate of the brand is still unknown as is the state of Jobs’ health.

Windows 8 – It’s going to “change” everything, or as much as that’s possible at least. Windows’ newest operating system sure has a lot of buzz but it’s yet to be seen how it hits the market and with how much acceptance.

Google’s Measurements – Do you know how many pages are on the web? No one does which is why Google has set about measuring the literal size of the internet. The figures are to be released in the next few months and they’ll be used to market as well as test.