From the latest PC numbers to the shakeup at Mozilla, here's what you missed yesterday.
Topping tech headlines on Wednesday, global PC shipments suffered their steepest year-over-year decline since IDC began tracking the PC market's quarterly performance in 1994, the research firm reported Wednesday.
PC makers shipped 76.3 million units in the first three months of the year, a 13.9 percent decline from the same period in 2012, IDC reported. The research firm had anticipated a major year-over-year drop-off in PC shipments but reality far surpassed IDC's pre-quarter forecast for a 7.7 percent decline. For more, see Personal Computing: Same Story, Different Day.
In other news, Mozilla announced on Wednesday that CEO Gary Kovacs will step down later this year. Kovacs will remain on the company's board of directors, and Mozilla is currently on the hunt for his successor.
Also making headlines Wednesday, the meteoric, week-old bull market for Bitcoins appears poised to tank at a hyper-accelerated pace. Just a day after Bitcoin prices were reaching $266, per trading site Mt. Gox, the bubble showed signs of popping violently for the virtual currency. Bitcoins were trading at a weighted average of $210 on the site as of Wednesday afternoon, but hit a low of $105 in subsequent hours of activity.
House Panel Approves CISPA Amidst Warnings From Reddit Co-Founder: A House panel yesterday approved a controversial cyber-security bill.
CBS Also Threatens to Yank Broadcast Stations Over Aereo: CBS this week said it too would pull broadcast stations from the airwaves in New York should streaming startup Aereo be allowed to continue operations.
South Korea Blames North Korea for Cyber Attack: Last month's mysterious cyber attack that crippled banks and television stations in South Korea was executed by North Korea's intelligence agency, according to official investigators based in Seoul.
Researchers Look to Replace Passwords With 'Passthoughts': Researchers from the UC Berkeley School of Information have been working on brain-controlled passwords.
Consumers Not Impressed With Facebook Home: Facebook recently unveiled Home, its new Android mobile experience, but it doesn't appear that most users will be rushing to get it.
ACLU Questions Whether IRS Is Reading Email Without a Warrant: As we approach the deadline for filing your 2012 taxes, the ACLU revealed that the Internal Revenue Service might be poring over more than just your tax returns.
Lawmakers Push NASA to Return to the Moon: A bipartisan group of legislators on Wednesday introduced a bill that would re-set the space agency's focus on returning astronauts to the Moon before attempting manned missions to Mars or a near-Earth asteroid.
Survey: Nearly 50 Percent of Teens Own an iPhone: Though some claim that Apple's mobile devices are losing their cool, the iPhone is actually gaining popularity among teenagers, according to a new study released by Piper Jaffray.
Disposable Phone Number 'Burner' App Lands on Android: With Burner, users can obtain disposable phone numbers for voice calls and texts.
Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour Hits Windows Phone 8: Get ready for battle, Windows Phone 8 gamers.