From EETimes: IBM began its first round of United States layoffs Thursday as part of a "global rebalancing" act that could save about $1 billion in costs. The restructuring process could see as many as 15,000 jobs being cut globally, including India, Brazil, and the European region.

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From PC World: Embattled Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is filing for bankruptcy protection with liabilities of ¥6.5 billion ($63.6 million), according to Japanese media reports.

A lawyer for the exchange, which had suspended bitcoin withdrawals weeks ago, made the announcement at a press conference at...

From DailyTech: Google's Android operating system offers a high level of software customization in smartphones, but Google wants users to be able to customize smartphone hardware as well.

According to TIME, Google could have a modular smartphone in the hands of customers by early 2015, which would...

From X-bit Labs: Dell, one of the world’s top PC makers, has joined the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP), becoming the first major PC original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to join a wireless power standards organization. The manufacturer claims that it will integrate Rezence magnetic resonance...

From EETimes: In separate talks, Intel and TSMC revealed two new efforts that are rekindling hopes for extreme ultraviolet lithography. EUV has long been seen as one of the most promising tools to ease the mounting complexity of making a future generation of smaller, faster chips.

Intel and TSMC...

From PC World: The number of vulnerabilities found in Microsoft’s Windows 7 and XP operating systems doubled last year over 2012, with the highest number of flaws reported in Windows 8, according to new research from Secunia.

The Denmark-based security company said 102 vulnerabilities were found in...

From DailyTech: The fate of the Nokia brand and its Lumia-labeled phones has been in question since Microsoft's acquisition of the Finnish company, but it looks like both will retain their original brands.

According to CNET, a Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed that Microsoft will hold onto the...

From X-bit Labs: AMD has announced the AMD Rewards Program that gives gamers the chance to redeem points earned within the AMD Gaming Evolved application for actual prizes. The move is designed to increase popularity of the Gaming Evolved application that automatically maximizes user experience in...

From EETimes: A3Cube Inc. has developed a network interface card that uses a variation of PCI Express to create large computer systems with lower latency than InfiniBand. The startup said its Ronnie Express technology in an FPGA implementation is connecting 128 servers with a 100-nanosecond latency...

From PC World: Japan’s top government spokesman said authorities are gathering information on the situation at Tokyo-based Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, where trading halted amid concerns that hundreds of millions of dollars worth of bitcoin are missing.

“The relevant agencies and ministries such as...