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A Year Ago: Exclusive: S3 Expands Into Sexy Consumer Markets
News S3 is making wide forays outside its core expertise. Traditionally a graphics card company that has dabbled in other silicon markets, S3 is shifting focus to embrace MP3, DSL and other sexy new technologies.
[September 6, 2000, 7:01]
S3 Gets The Flu, Axes Jobs
News Asian Flu took down another victim this week in the shape of graphics company S3 - maker of the Savage 3D. The company reported a Net loss of $11.6m (£7.07m) for the quarter, or $0.23 per diluted share compared to net loss for the same quarter last...
[July 27, 1998, 15:14]
S3 Buys Diamond - Shareholders Not Happy...
News Diamond shares plummeted 14 percent, down 25/32 to 4 29/32 in morning trading, while S3 was down 3/16 to 9 1/4. Shares of Diamond are falling because S3 didn't pay a premium for the company. Under the merger agreement S3 Inc.
[June 22, 1999, 16:11]
News Burst: S3 Gets Lift From Compaq
News Shares of S3 got a big boost in trading yesterday after the company announced that Compaq would use its graphic accelerators in its forthcoming Armada notebooks. S3's stock was up 17.36 percent, or $21/32 to $4 7/16 recently.
[August 14, 1998, 7:08]
S3 Opens Euro Developers Office In London
News S3 is doffing its cap to European software developers by opening a developer relations office in London. The graphics and audio chip maker said that the office will be a means of technical and marketing assistance for coders.
[September 23, 1997, 11:38]
Exclusive: S3 Expands Into Sexy Consumer Markets
News Traditionally a graphics card company that has dabbled in other silicon markets, S3 is shifting focus to embrace MP3, DSL and other sexy new technologies. Kenneth Potashner, chairman, CEO and president of S3, is at the ECTS show in London promising...
[September 6, 1999, 16:50]
News Burst: S3 Buys Diamond
News In what S3 describes as a strategic move to capitalise on high growth areas such as home networking and internet appliances, S3 will acquire Diamond in a purchase transaction in exchange for S3 common stock.
[June 22, 1999, 15:01]
S3 Announces Mako PDA
News The personal digital assistant (PDA) market welcomed a new member Tuesday as S3 announced the Mako, under its Diamond brand. But don't get too excited, the machine is a rebadged Psion Revo Plus and will not be available outside the US.
[October 11, 2000, 9:16]
S3 Relaunches: New Name, New Focus
News S3 has been making moves to realign itself as a digital-media and information appliance company in recent months. On Wednesday, the company made it official -- capping the news with a company name change to Sonicblue.
[November 2, 2000, 8:57]
News Burst: S3 In Intel License Pact
News The deal involves license for semiconductor products. S3 has also been named a validation for Intel's AGP 4X. Intel has also agreed to buy warrants to purchase S3 stock. Financial details were not released.
[December 17, 1998, 15:16]
Diamond, S3 Merger Completed
News As previously reported on ZDNet News, S3 now plans to expand into several new markets, including Internet audio, broadband communications and home networking. As a result of the merger, S3 has restructured its business model into four distinct units.
[September 27, 1999, 9:32]
One Year Ago: S3 Promises To Put Film-like Video On PC Screens
News S3 is planning to make a dramatic breakthrough by announcing plans for a graphics processor that will bring cinema-like quality to PC monitors. On a visit to London today, S3 CEO and president Gary Johnson detailed plans to incorporate Faroudja...
[June 10, 1998, 7:12]
S3 Promises To Put Film-like Video On PC Screens
News On a visit to London today, S3 CEO and president Gary Johnson detailed plans to incorporate Faroudja Laboratories' Picture Plus video technology in cards that will be generally available in add-in cards next year.
[June 10, 1997, 17:21]
S3 Aims Savage Graphics At Portables
News The two new versions of its popular Savage graphics accelerator chip, called the Savage/MX and Savage/IX, are part of its latest bid to regain lost share of the graphics market. Savage chips will provide faster and more realistic three-dimensional...
[June 7, 1999, 10:45]
Fuji FinePix S3 Pro Firmware
Downloads Purpose of File: This Firmware (version 2.12) update will revise the internal software of the FinePix S3 Pro digital camera. Installation of this update is optional. It incorporates the following enhancements: adds PC control function (You need to...
[July 12, 2005, 5:08]
News Burst: Dell Courts S3 In Digital Music Pact
News Dell is to take the plunge into the digital music market this summer with an MP3 player co-marketed with S3. The PC maker, best known for its direct-sales effectiveness, has confirmed it will manufacture an MP3 home stereo component called Dell...
[June 21, 2000, 11:26]
Q&A: S3 CEO Johnson On Film-quality Video
News PCDN this week caught up with S3 president and CEO Gary Johnson on a flying visit to London. Already the distant leader in supply PC graphics accelerators, Johnson was back in his native country to talk about what he sees as a paradigm shift in...
[June 12, 1997, 16:26]
Dell To Sell S3 Digital Music Device
News Dell is to take the plunge into the digital music market this summer with an MP3 player co-marketed with S3. The PC maker, best known for its direct-sales effectiveness, has confirmed it will manufacture an MP3 home stereo component called Dell...
[June 21, 2000, 11:51]
Amazon S3 Firefox Organizer(S3Fox)
Downloads S3Fox Organizer helps you organize/manage/store your files on Amazon S3. Amazon S3 Firefox Organizer(S3Fox) is easy to install and use as it is integrated into the browser. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
[September 27, 2007, 13:36]
Miro Skips S3 Chip For First Time
News However, the £129 + VAT card also marks a change in direction away from S3 chips. For the first time, miro has forsaken S3 for an alternative controller, Rendition's Verite V1000L. Miro can be contacted by telephone on 01494-510250.
[May 6, 1997, 15:15]
