 | | |  | As the financial system in parts of the world crumbles, the decentralised digital currency Bitcoin has rocketed to a market capitalisation of almost $1.2 billion in what some believe is a sign the boom will soon turn to bust, writes Asher Moses. | | Top stories BEN GRUBB 10:41am | IT experts are resorting to some simple techniques to secure their webcams. | The poorly designed Y chromosome that makes men is degrading rapidly and will disappear, even if humans are still around. | Drew Turney | While sharp screens, faster processors and millions of apps are some of the selling points of mobile technology, the battery keeping your gadget alive doesn't get as much attention. | 10:43am | Apple is set for a possible US summer launch (June-September) of the next iPhone, rather than a US autumn launch like the last two models, according to a report on Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal. | Scientists in Australia have captured the most detailed images yet of the death of a giant star. | Adam Turner 12:37pm | Brimming with potential and priced to sell, Acer's stripped-down Chromebook is the perfect travel companion. | Emily Stephenson 10:33am | Social networks get the nod to be the bulletin board for official company, investor announcements. | Todd Shields, Scott Moritz | One of Manhattan's status symbols, a telephone number starting with 212, is under threat. Voice-over-internet providers, led by Vonage Holdings, want direct access to the national pool of unused numbers. | Mike Ward 12:04pm | As the video played in the Texas Capitol meeting room, the red target jerked back and forth across the map, tracing every movement that Malte Spitz, a German politician, had made during several months in 2009 - when he was riding a train, when he was at a nuclear protest, when he was in meetings or at a store, and when he was at home. | 8:52am | Astrophysicists have witnessed the rare event of a black hole awakening from its slumber to snack on a planet-sized object in a galaxy 47 million light years away, the University of Geneva said Tuesday. | 9:56am | European regulators moved a step closer to penalising Google for the way it handles user data | | | 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: garn14.tech@blogger.com. Your email address is: garn14.tech@blogger.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.
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