Microsoft cuts 7,800 jobs, reorganizes phone unit

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Microsoft announced plans on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to cut 7,800 jobs and write down the value of its struggling mobile phone division acquired last year from Nokia by some $7.6 billion—fresh evidence of its woes in the global smartphone market.

The announcement represents the second major round of layoffs in a year for the US tech giant, which cut some 18,000 jobs a year ago as part of its effort to integrate the Finnish-based phone group.