Rambus' legal maneuverings are taking place against the backdrop of continuing bad news from its biggest ally, Intel intc (nasdaq: intc - news - people).

FORBES: Rambus Patent Army Marches On

Intel INTC -1.90% is a world leader in computing innovation.

ENGADGET: Intel posts Q4 2012 earnings: $2.5 billion in profit on $13.5 billion in revenue

Intel intc (nasdaq: intc - news - people) showed off notebooks from NEC and Toshiba tosbf (nasdaq: tosbf - news - people) equipped with the new power-saving Pentium IIIs and said that other companies--including Fujitsu and Sony sne (nyse: sne - news - people)--will also probably use them.

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