Intel is one obvious target although on the day Mr Jackson's findings were published, another American court ruled that the chip maker can cut off product support to Intergraph, a computer maker that had sued Intel over an alleged infringement of its patents.

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For the public good, he decided to cut players off after 10 hours of continuous play if they had connected from a university computer.

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Cuomo's office said it is looking for information on whether Intel penalized computer manufacturers for buying processors from competitors, paid customers for exclusivity, and illegally cut off competitors from distribution channels.

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By wirelessly connecting the lights, a computer with Enlighted software can adjust the brightness of the light for each cubicle and automatically lower or cut off the amount of electricity going to the lights at different times of the day.

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