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Seagate dominates Q3 DVR market, keeps top spot in hard drives

Seagate (STX) remains top dog in the hard drive storage market in the fall, according to the latest numbers from market research firm iSuppli, leading Western Digital (WDC), Hitachi (HIT), Samsung and Toshiba. More highlights from iSuppli's report: Seagate kept the lead in 3.5-inch drives for TiVo-like devices, with a 44.2 percent share. Its closest rival in that business, Western Digital, had 32.5 percent.

Sony's loss is at least $240 on every PS3

Sony (SNE) will lose $241.35 on every PlayStation 3 game console it sells at $599, and $306.85 on every console it sells with a smaller hard drive at $499, according to an analysis of the component costs conducted by iSuppli, a research firm.

That's a staggering figure that is sure to influence how this round of the console war plays out. (In perspective, Sony will take a loss equal to the MORE

Seagate CEO: Google, Web service giants upgrade storage almost yearly

Google (GOOG) buys a lot of hard drives. Consider that every time you do a search, Google stores information about things such as what you searched for, at what time, and how long it took you to find it. Increasingly in the Web 2.0 age, service providers also store our e-mail, documents, spreadsheets, Web pages, books, music, video and more.

Which will win, Xbox 360 or PS3? Try Seagate.

The next-generation console wars are about to begin in earnest, and it's a safe bet that either Sony's (SNE) PlayStation 3 or Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox 360 will win the hearts (and wallets) of gamers. But if you're placing financial bets, whose hardware should you bank on?