Microsoft offering $1B for Nook’s digital media and tablet business: report

Microsoft already owns a piece of Nook, having invested $300 million into the business in April 2012. According to the report, Microsoft would buy the digital operation, which includes e-books, movies, TV, comics, apps, and more.

Rumor: iPad Mini is going retina

The iPad mini may be a marvel of miniaturization and the best small tablet on the market, but it lacks a high-quality retina display, and it's not exactly cheap. It looks like at least one of those issues could be resolved soon.

iPad Mini looks to be ramping to 4 million units/month in September

Smoke, meet fire?

The iPad Mini is ramping for production, according to DigiTimes, the Taiwanese technology news service that often -- but not always -- has strong insight into component supply chains that help guesstimate both future products and sales volume.

Apple gets cozier with Twitter integration, but passes on investment

The Twitter rumor mill is grindin’ away this morning, and here’s another tidbit just fallen from the old grindstone: Apple had been in talks to invest in Twitter, but the deal is officially off the table. Said investment supposedly hinged …

Microsoft said to be buying Yammer

Microsoft is deep into the process of buying business social network provider Yammer, according to internal sources and conversations “overheard at the Creamery,” a cafe near Yammer’s office.

BusinessInsider broke the rumor an hour ago, and Bloomberg said two sources …

THQ in trouble? Publisher denies multiple-game cancellation rumor

Saints Row: The Third publisher THQ says rumors of its demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Speculation on the company’s future spread like wildfire this weekend after a series of  tweets from gaming industry veteran Kevin Dent suggested the publisher was …