'Pulp Fiction' writer tweeting from jail?

'Pulp Fiction' writer tweeting from jail?
An inmate wrestles with his fear, boredom and remorse.

In defense of bloggers' free speech

In defense of bloggers' free speech
Bernard Bailyn, the Harvard historian who won a Pulitzer for his 1967 book "The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution," wrote about the critical role pamphlets played in 18th century America.

Don't bet newspapers will get rich shunning Google

There's an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp. wants to undercut Google so badly in Internet search that it might pay newspapers to withhold their content from Google.

U.K. Pub Fined For Copyright Infringement Over Free Wi-Fi
It's a grey area, but something that small shops and providers of free wi-fi might want to begin thinking about. What happens if someone comes into your business, and uses your free wi-fi to download copyrighted material? For a pub in the U.K., it's an expensive question, to the tune of $13,000 (£8k).

Intel's Six-Core 'Gulftown' processor revealed, possibly headed to Mac Pro

Performance numbers of Intel's new six-core Xeon were prematurely revealed by Polish website PCLab , showing strong increases in performance for the chip rumored to be in the next iteration of the Mac Pro.

NASA: Floating 'junk' no threat to space station

But there's another piece of debris in the space station's neighborhood. Mission Control decided late Friday that the outpost would not need to dodge a 10-year-old rocket chunk.

Retail mania, IE woes, EU charges

As in years past, this was a traditionally slow IT news week, especially in the U.S., where Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday was a primary focus, followed by the annual retail extravaganza known as Black Friday .

Holiday Tech Guide: Video Games
Washington Post @Play columnist Mike Musgrove will be online to discuss the latest video games and provide holiday gift giving advice.