For those of you subscribed to the StreamMyGame web-based service offered for PS3 users, you might be happy to know that you can now run games off the free Linux Player offered for it.

This was promised by StreamMyGame a while back when the service first went online and is now currently in full swing for PS3 consoles running on Linux. Check out more details about this online streaming service after the jump!

After offering the FiOS TV video-on-demand service (aside from its affordable internet service) since 2005 to its loyal subscribers, Verizon is announcing their plans to further expand their channel library by increasing their HD channel count (up to 150 channels, including sports and multicultural programming), as well as increasing the available number of HD content in the FiOS VOD.

Verizon also intends to beef up the value of their service next year, by enhancing the Home Media DVR function with new features such as being able to record HD programming, and being able to watch them from any HDTV connected to the Verizon FiOS HD box...as long as the TV is under the same roof as the DVR, of course.

People who are always doing business on the go should check out Verizon's new product, the UM150 wireless USB Modem for Verizon Wireless. Compatible with most computing devices - desktops, notebooks, tablets, etc. - this small, wireless modem lets you get connected to Verizon Wireless high-speed broadband. The UM150 wireless modem is optimized for Verizon Wireless to ensure higher performance compared to the usual DSL connections.

When used with Verizon Wireless' EV-DO network, the UM150 has average download speeds of 600 kbps and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps. The small wireless modem also features a retractable antenna as well as a Y-shaped extension cable for more flexibility.

The UM150 is priced at US$ 79.99 after a US$ 50 mail-in rebate, and comes with a two-year agreement with Verizon Wireless. It's certainly not free like Sony and T-Mobile's joint offer for the PSP, but still is a great deal.

If you've ever been sent by a company on a business trip in a city you've never been in, you know the feeling of wanting to have something or someone to guide you while moving around. Finding places to eat or chill out are not always in maps, hence the need for a more accurate alternative.

Enter the mobile phone. Once designed as a clunky version of a land phone with about two pounds of short-life batteries that you carry around, wireless communication handsets have come a long way. They've run alarm clock makers out of business, and this time, GPS companies could be next.

New mobile phones such as the Nokia N95 and leading wireless service providers like Verizon are teaming up to give subscribers on-screen maps in their handsets that allow the user to navigate almost effortlessly in a city they're new in. The technology behind this is the same as the one used by emergency workers to find callers who are in danger.

"Everything is time here," says Milton Williams who installs air-conditioning systems for a living. "Going from one job to the other. It helps me tremendously."

"I don't have to worry about where I'm going, about where things are. All I need is the address on the phone and it tells me how to get there verbally," says Robert Brissel, who spends a lot of time on the road in his career.

The service providers and handset makers aren't stopping there. Plans are already underway to make the technology useful in keeping track of children and people who may be at risk of getting lost.

Who doesn't want a phone with 50 Mbps-down and five Mbps-up bandwidth. A new gadget from Verizon will be able to give you just that. Called FiOS Fone, this new cell phone model will apparently be an all-in-one communications, news, media and entertainment hub device with 50 Mbps-down and five Mbps-up bandwidth available on the fiber-to-home service.

We can just imagine what sorts of stuff we could do with this gadget. Apart from the nice style, it has the potential to be a central information and planning hub in a wired home. Verizon is also making a move to challenge the cable companies who are already offering combined packages of TV, internet, and telephone.

There is not yet an announced release date nor price for the Fi OS Fone, but we bet those who are going to own unit are just the same as those who are lucky enough to obtain the FiOS service.

Verizon's FiOS internet service is just absolutely nuts, and it's getting a lot of attention among different sorts of internet users in the U.S. because it's just so special.

Why?

When your service offers the words, "Up to 30 Mbps/5 Mbps,"  someone's bound to take notice. The fiberoptic system and the fact that your installation fee is free if you subscribe for a year also means that there's going to be a lot of people wanting this when word starts spreading and everyone begins flocking to Verizon.

The prices are actually pretty good too, relatively speaking. For a one-year agreement, you can choose your max connection speed and pay as little as $35 monthly for up to 5Mbps to $180 for the jaw-dropping 30Mbps speed. The price gets slightly higher on a monthly subscription, and they don't waive the installation fee, but if you're experienced in this sort of installation, you can probably forego that. If there's something about QJ readers we can be proud of, it's that you may just want to install everything personally.

The price listing on the site also includes the following features:

•      9 email accounts
•      24/7 live technical support
•      30-day money-back-guarantee
•      Choice of online services: Verizon Yahoo! or MSN Premium
•      Tons of cool features & entertainment
•      Wireless router included for new FiOS installations

If you're well-versed with switching ISPs or with all the different kinds of ISP offers out on the market, or if you already are a FiOS user, tell us what you think, and your experiences with the system. You can give anyone on the site who's got ideas about getting FiOS some practical input on the service, as well as tips on making sure Verizon gives you everything you've paid for.

Korea, always a leader in the tech industry, has spawned yet another innovative product. Known as the IM-H100, this USB device grants users access to 3G HSDPA networks (like the one run by Cingular in the US).

Currently, there are precious few solutions that provide access to the newest generation of wireless broadband  networks. As we've mentioned here before, Verizon offers a competing flavor of wireless broadband service known as EV-DO as does Sprint (US only).

The HSDPA 3G USB Card from SK is small enough to be carried in your laptop case and is designed with flexibility in mind. The USB cord can be twisted and maneuvered into a position that keeps it out of your way and in the best spot to receive a clear signal.

With one big red dial for controls, the IM-H100 looks to be easy enough to use. However, without a port for an external antenna users will miss out on some locations because of signal attenuation that could easily be countered with an antenna.

Sometimes referred to 3.5G, HSDPA is descended from the W-CDMA standard. Speeds achieved by HSDPA are currently similar to EV-DO's top speeds. HSDPA tops out at around 1Mbit per second in bursts, with sustained download speeds between 400 and 700 KB per second.

Verizon and Sprint both have EV-DO networks currently up and running. In fact, Verizon is in the process of upgrading its network to the next generation of its EV-DO technology called revision A.

Cingular is playing catch up with its network, which is scheduled to be in most major cities by the end of this year. Similar to EV-DO, HSDPA is also an evolutionary technology.

UMTS universal mobile telecommunications system is the basis for the HSDPA technology and since the technology is backwards compatible, upgrade costs are lower and handsets and modems are compatible with each generation of the standard.

Dell is the first manufacturer to release a version of the Novatel XV620 express EV-DO wireless card for laptops. Verizon and Sprint are currently the only two service providers capable of providing EV-DO coverage, via their extensive EV-DO capable networks.

The card is listed on the Dell site for $161, without service of any kind of course. Based on the 34mm form factor, this card will fit both the 34 and 54mm sizes of the express card slots currently available.

Verizon and Sprint both plan to offer a branded version of this same card to their own customers in the near future. This is good news for those who own notebooks that only have express card slots and no others. I am using EV-DO right now and I can expect real world speeds between 400 and 900KBps in the down direction and a maximum of around 300KBps uploading.

While currently EV-DO service is expensive and the results are not always perfect, EV-DO brings us one step closer to having wireless broadband everywhere we go! Hopefully the industry can find a balance between profits for providers and customer satisfaction that will keep everyone happy.

The Motorola Q is being touted as "the coolest smartphone in America."  Besides being a cell phone, it will play your music files and allow you to access your e-mail - all for a price tag starting at $200. The downside is that the service plan - by Verizon - is pricey.

At 2.5 inches long, a 1/2 inch thick and weighing in at 4-ounces, the Q has a 320-by-240 pixel screen and a raised, angled QWERTY keyboard.  Like the BlackBerry, there is a side scroll wheel and button,  and it shares the Palm Treo's  five-way cursor pad above the keyboard. Both can be used for navigating, so Q can be used with one hand without too much trouble.

Sound quality for both music and voice is reportedly excellent, and features the wireless Bluetooth technology. And, as if this were not enough, you can take reasonably good pictures with its 1.3-megapixel camera.  49 megabytes of on-board storage will allow you to keep a good number of your photos until downloading them to your PC. Battery life is 5 hours and 25 minutes.

The biggest downside is the cost of the service plans; Verizon's least expensive runs $79 a month for 450 minutes, so unless this comes down a bit, don't expect this PDA to sweep the country just yet.