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John Ribeiro

IDG News Service

Ribeiro is a reporter for the IDG News Service.

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Recent articles by John Ribeiro

Dell committee says Icahn's new proposal is not 'actionable'

June 19, 2013

A Dell special committee has rejected a new proposal from a key shareholder Carl C. Icahn, and said it will continue to support the proposal by founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners to take the company private.

3-D printer maker Stratasys to acquire desktop rival MakerBot

June 19, 2013

3-D printer company Stratasys is acquiring desktop 3-D printer maker MakerBot for over US$400 million in an all-stock deal, to shore up its consumer presence.

Yahoo discloses user data requests from US law enforcement agencies

June 18, 2013

Yahoo has received between 12,000 to 13,000 requests for user data from law enforcement agencies in the U.S. between Dec. 1 and May 31 this year, the company said Monday.

Google adds more retailers for Chromebook

June 18, 2013

Google's Chromebook laptop will be carried by over 6,600 stores around the world, as the company signs on more retailers.

New York introduces legislation to regulate 3-D printed arms

June 14, 2013

New legislation in New York city aims to regulate the use of 3-D printers to make firearms, as the U.S. tries to cope with the possible proliferation online of drawings for making such arms.

Yahoo to issue inactive mail accounts to other users

June 13, 2013

Yahoo is resetting email accounts that have not been used for at least 12 months and issuing them to other users.

Rambus settles patent infringement suit with SK Hynix

June 12, 2013

Rambus has signed a US$240 million patent licensing agreement with SK Hynix, ending a nearly 13-year patent dispute between the two companies over memory-chip technology.

Facebook, Twitter support Google's call for transparency in surveillance requests

June 12, 2013

Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft have joined Google in asking for greater transparency in surveillance requests, following widespread criticism of the U.S. government's surveillance programs and the role of the Internet companies.

Google detects phishing attacks in Iran ahead of elections

June 12, 2013

Google has detected large-scale phishing attacks targeting users in Iran, ahead of presidential elections in the country.

Rights groups ask US spy court for justification of Verizon order

June 11, 2013

Civil rights groups have asked the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) for the legal justification of the U.S. government's surveillance of Verizon's customer records.