| | | Australia will be home to the world's first social interactive technology research lab with the opening of an $8 million facility at the University of Melbourne on Thursday, writes Lia Timson. | | Top stories LUCY BATTERSBY 3:32pm | Two thirds of the households that could connect to the national broadband network have not done so, according to the weekly figures released by the government-owned company. | 3:17pm | Accounts compromised after malware captured log-in credentials from users worldwide, according to a new report. | 10:12am | Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan say Bitcoin is a bubble and that the virtual money isn't currency. | Andrew Roth and Mark Scott 12:46pm | Russia's first smartphone - a quirky, dual-screen device with a traditional LCD-color display on one side and an electronic-paper display similar to the Amazon Kindle on the other - began selling in Russia and several other European countries on Wednesday. | Laura Noonan, Janet Guttsman and Euan Roch 1:59pm | Blackberry's interim chief executive is in it "for the long haul", the firm's largest shareholder Prem Watsa says. | John Markoff 10:02am | Google quietly acquires seven tech companies in an effort to create a new generation of robots. | Charles Wright | Parrot's Flower Power could inspire something of a social gardening movement. | Andrew Masterson | The black beast is back, and vinyl albums are enjoying their strongest popularity in two decades. | Cynthia Karena | Get your smartphone ready for summer with Sun Surveyor, fanatix cricket, Quick Straight. | SIGHT AND SOUND | Why spend $100 or more on a digital when the analog equivalent is one-quarter the cost? | Adam Turner | You can now search Google by simply speaking to your computer. | Reviewed by Terry Lane | For anyone with a bag of Nikon lenses, a budget and a hankering for a full-frame camera this is the way to go. | IMAGING | Small cameras are beautiful, writes Terry Lane. | | | Advertisement Advertisement Compare & Save Find the best mobile phone plan | | | | | | Security Reminder: Fairfax Media digital never requests personal or credit card information via email. Be wary of suspicious emails claiming to offer Fairfax Media digital services. You are receiving this email as a registered Fairfax Media digital member. Your username is: kwacijowo@gmail.com. Your email address is: kwacijowo@gmail.com. If you do not want to receive further announcements from Fairfax Media digital, please unsubscribe here. Fairfax Media Limited. ABN 15 008 663 161. 1 Darling Island Road, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW 2009. 1800 500 864. | | | |