Cuomo’s move comes as no surprise to close observers of the worldwide scrutiny of Intel’s anticompetitive actions. Intel’s behavior is not confined to New York; from Japan to South Korea to Europe, antitrust investigations into Intel’s practices are discovering sophisticated patterns of anti-consumer and anticompetitive behavior.

Intel Corp. executives and lawyers appeared before European Commission officials in an effort to fend off antitrust action by the European regulator, which suspects the chip giant of anticompetitive practices.

Intel Corp. is appearing before the European Commission to answer charges that it abused its dominant market position, particularly against rival Advanced Micro Devices.

The European Consumers’ Organization, BEUC, has intervened in the current competition case arising from complaints against Intel from AMD. BEUC believes the good functioning of a market is a core element of consumer welfare.

An antitrust hearing has been held in Brussels today in which Intel was given an opportunity to present its defense- confidentially- to the very serious charges of abusive and anti competitive behavior against AMD and a host of technology companies in an effort to drive AMD out of business.

Intel brought out the big guns Tuesday to defend the world's largest microchip maker against EU antitrust charges, with chief executive Paul Otellini in Brussels for a hearing with European regulators.

Intel Corp chief executive Paul Otellini arrived at a closed hearing on Tuesday to fight charges the world's largest chipmaker abused its dominance and used illegal rebates to hurt a smaller competitor.

Intel Corp is preparing to defend its business practices at a two-day hearing next week here with EU regulators and industry rivals.

Intel is preparing to defend some of its questionable business dealings with PC makers at an antitrust hearing with European regulators and competitors next week.

Chipmaker Intel Corp will fight European Commission charges that it abused its dominance and gave illegal rebates to drive a smaller competitor from the market at a two-day closed hearing next week.

A consumer lobby group, BEUC, said it has applied to the European Commission to be heard as an interested third party in the ongoing investigation into Intel Corp.'s (INTC) alleged anticompetitive practices.

The European Union Commission raided Intel’s offices in Munich, Germany, as well as several of Europe’s biggest consumer electronics retailers.

An Idaho law firm, Seiniger Law Offices PA, filed a complaint against Intel in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho on behalf of itself and everyone in the U.S. who has purchased a processor from Intel's ubiquitous x86 line of chips, used in nearly all computers, directly or indirectly from Intel, since June 2001.