Wireless Carriers, OnLive: Hot Trends
(New information on the U.S. wireless carriers ratings and the OnLive Viewer application updated in today's Hot Trends article.)
NEW YORK (
) -- "Wireless carriers" is a heavily searched topic today after a
Consumer Reports
survey showed that
AT&T's
(T) - Get Report
customer satisfaction was rated the worst among U.S. wireless carriers.
As the second largest wireless network in the U.S., AT&T received an overall score of 60 out of 100, six points below its score a year ago.
It was ranked nine points lower than its nearest-ranked competitor,
T-Mobile
.
U.S. Cellular
(USM) - Get Report
was rated the highest with a score of 82, followed by
Verizon
(VZ) - Get Report
with 74 and
Sprint
(S) - Get Report
with 72.
"OnLive" is a trending search topic today after the on demand gaming service introduced a mobile cloud gaming application called OnLive Viewer.
The free app lets users watch live game sessions from around the world when connected to Wi-Fi or a 3G network. The app is compatible with
Apple
(AAPL) - Get Report
and Android devices.
In order to play games on OnLive, users must install its software on either a Mac or PC, or buy the company's $99 TV appliance. Then they can buy daily or monthly subscription passes to play any game in the OnLive library.
"3D TV" is a hot search topic today after
Panasonic
(PC)
struck an exclusive deal with
News Corporation's
(NWSA) - Get Report
20th Century Fox to release the Blu-ray disc of Avatar in 3D with its new 3D television sets.
Under the deal, Panasonic Viera 3D HDTV VT or GT series televisions will come with the copy of the movie before its public release.
Those who own a 3D TV from another brand can immediately find copies of the film on Internet marketplaces, such as
eBay
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, where bidding on the disc is starting at around $199. The Blu-ray disc will likely cost around $29.99 when it is officially released to the public.
"Nicor" is a heavily searched topic today following the news that
AGL Resources
(AGL)
will buy
Nicor
(GAS)
in a cash and stock deal with an enterprise value of $3.1 billion to create one of the largest U.S. natural gas distributors.
Through the deal, Nicor shareholders will receive $21.20 in cash and 0.8382 of an AGL share, valuing Nicor shares at $53 each.
Once the transaction is complete, AGL shareholders will own about 67% of the merged company. Nicor shareholders will own about 33%.
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