Toronto based b5Media is changing the way it pays bloggers in its hundreds-strong blog network , according to an email memo sent out to partners by CEO Jeremy Wright and copied below. Gone are guaranteed payments of “$100-$200/month” plus bonuses for traffic

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Big Blogger Pay Cuts At b5Media

AMD has confirmed rumors that it is working on DirectX 11, announcing at CEATEC that it plans to release its first DirectX 11-compatible GPUs in 2009.

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AMD Promises DirectX11 in 2009 [Amd]

Filed under: Cellphones , Portable Audio , Wearables Nokia has produced a number of stereo headsets in the past, and while they were… fine, they didn’t exactly wow us with any sort of innovation, particularly when it came to aesthetics.

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Nokia getting a little "help" with its headset designs

In the buildup to this election season’s presidential debates, we’ve seen a number of services launch that aim to enhance the viewers’ experience (and hopefully keep them informed).

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Polling Web 2.0’s Presidential Debate Hubs

Amanda got to go to the debate and has a report : On my way through the security checkpoint, I asked the Secret Service officer if I should remove my belt before passing through the metal detector.

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Security

As we move towards battery and hydrogen cell breakthroughs that could wean us off our addiction to oil, here’s at least one engine design from yesteryear that ought to be examined a bit more. The free-piston engine, first invented in 1920, is cheap to build and roughly twice as efficient as current gas engines.

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Free-Piston Engines Are Ultra-Efficient, Could Replace Gas and Diesel [Engines]

Remote controls might not be the sexiest of gadgets to overhaul, but Panasonic’s done a pretty neat job with this recent revamp. The company demoed a touch-sensitive remote at CEATEC, which features a touchpad on each end of the device and a crowd of buttons in the middle

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Panasonic EZ Touch Remote Features Dual-Touchpads, Simple But Effective Interface [Ceatec 2008]

Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment Contrary to what LG coerced us into believing at CEDIA , its Netflix / Blu-ray-lovin’ BD300 will actually be sold a full $50 cheaper than the previously quoted $399.95 . Circuit City has the deck up for pre-order right this very moment for $349.99 (okay, so maybe that’s not a full $50, but c’mon), and better still, the retailer is listing an October 10th release date. Now that Netflix has inked deals with CBS , ABC and Starz , there’s just one question left: are you in for three fifty?

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LG’s BD300 Netflix / Blu-ray deck ships on October 10 for $349

New system is part of insurer’s broader IT transformation program.

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Accenture Implements Claims Solution at Affirmative Insurance

Immersive telepresence solution features HD system interoperability.

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TANDBERG Rolls Out Telepresence T3