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• Cheaper gas spurs more travelers this Memorial Day

  less on gas than last year.Restaurants, movie theaters and retailers hope some of that savings goes to them. Just last month, AAA and IHS Global Insight , the firm that analyzed the AAA study, were expecting travelers to spend less on entertainment, dining   Read more »

• Exec: LG Electronics to launch Google TV

  after reviewing sales performance in the U.S. market.LG gave no shipment target or details of prices or screen sizes.Research firm IHS iSuppli estimates the global Internet-enabled TV market will grow nearly 60 percent this year to 95 million sets, far outpacing   Read more »

• Research firm: New iPad more expensive to make

  at the same price.The new iPad went on sale Friday in 10 countries including the U.S., where it starts at $499.Research firm IHS iSuppli said late Friday that a model with 32 gigabytes of RAM and a cellular modem costs $364.35 to manufacture, 9 percent more   Read more »

• Higher gas prices threaten economy if they persist

  to climb higher in the weeks ahead."It's a thorn in the side of the consumer and businesses," said Chris Christopher, an economist at IHS Global Insight . The economy this year "would have been better and stronger if we didn't have to deal with this."So far,   Read more »

• Top 5 manufacturers of tablet computers in 2011

  five manufacturers of tablet computers in 2011, according to IHS iSuppli: Apple Inc. , maker of the iPad , 40.5 million shipped worldwide, 62 percent share Samsung Electronics Co., maker of Galaxy line, 6.1 million, 9 percent. Amazon.com Inc. , maker of Kindle   Read more »

Around the web

• AT&T debuts new international data plans; LG and Samsung are losing tablet market share

  news from around the Web. > LG and Samsung appear to be losing some of their market share in tablets, according to IHS. Article > A group of regional wireless carriers is calling AT&T's bluff when it comes to claimed interference issues in the lower spectrum 5/31/12 from Fierce Wireless Read more »

• Chinese Solar Companies Suspend US Shipments

  or 45% of the total US market in 2012 - while they modify business plans to absorb or avoid the tariff. Before the ruling, IHS estimated that 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar modules would be shipped to the US this year from China, representing 60% of the North American   from Sustainable Business Read more »

• LG and Samsung loosen their iron grip on tablet displays -- slightly

  according to an IHS iSuppli market report. That loss of market share comes amid blazing growth in the overall tablet market. IHS expects tablet shipments to hit 144.5 million units this year, up 78 percent from 81.3 million last year. In 2010, shipments were   from CNET Read more »

• Peru rebel brothers lead retooled Shining Path

  "The Quispe Palomino band remains a very potent, violent, mobile and resilient force," said analyst Diego Moya-Ocampos, with the IHS-Jane's Information Group in London. The very idea of a well-armed, resurgent Shining Path, fortified by cocaine wealth, stirs   from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »

• India’s Singh Says Myanmar Visit Will Define Future Partnership

  ranked 13th last year in investments in Myanmar, with $189 million pledged in five projects, according to data compiled by IHS Global Insight. China led with $8.3 billion, and South Korea, whose president visited Myanmar earlier this month, pledged $2.95 billion.   from Bloomberg.com Read more »