Chris O'Brien van Voodoo Extreme meldt dat S3 hun naam binnenkort zal wijzigen in 'Sonic Blue'. Deze geruchten menen zij te kunnen bevestigen met de whois van Sonicblue.com, die aangeeft dat het domein op de nameservers van Diamond Multimedia draait:
A few of you might have noticed that I reported that S3 (owner of Diamond Multimedia and now owned by VIA) would be changing their name to Sonic Blue a few days ago (Thursday of last week, I think it was). Well, it seems that I was a tad premature in announcing it. Apparently, S3 will, indeed, be changing their name to Sonic Blue but not yet. To confirm this, check out http://www.sonicblue.com. You'll see "coming soon..." boasted on the page in a deep blue (how's that for descriptive?). As a little extra confirmation, this Network Solutions WHOIS reveals that the domain is running on Diamond Multimedia's name servers.
BDW: In tegenstelling tot hetgeen Chris hierboven beweert, is uitsluitend de consumer graphics divisie van S3 naar VIA verhuisd. De professionele 3D graphics (FireGL) en alle andere multimedia en networking producten hangen nog steeds onder S3 en de merknaam Diamond.