Roku is reportedly in talks to buy Quibi's content catalogue

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Short-form streaming site Quibi met its quick demise in 2020. But it doesn't mean its content might be lost forever. The Wall Street Journal reports that Roku is in discussions with Quibi to buy its content library. Roku is known for its streaming devices that stream content from your library or third-party services like Netflix. But it doesn't make its own media. If this acquisition pushes through, Roku will acquire a slate of original programming that it can offer to consumers looking to buy its hardware. There are no details on Quibi's potential selling price.

Quibi launched earlier in 2020 and was shut down just after six months. It was founded by former Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg and headed by HP's ex-CEO Meg Whitman. The company managed to raise US$2 billion before it launched. 

Source: Engadget

Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro gets leaked in unboxing video

We know that the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro is coming, and most likely alongside the Galaxy S21 during the upcoming Unpacked event. But now, a new video from YouTuber Digital Slang shows off the true wireless earbuds ahead of the January 14 event. His video confirms a lot of the rumoured specs of the earbuds and some first impressions of the Galaxy Buds Pro. He said that he got the earbuds from a seller on Facebook, where others have spotted the earbuds on sale.

According to Digital Slang's first impressions, the Galaxy Buds Pro's transparency mode is among the best he's tried, but its noise-cancellation falls short of what the Apple AirPods Pro offers. Battery life is said to be around eight hours from the earbuds, or up to 28 hours when used with the charging case. The Verge pointed out that this is similar to the previous generation Galaxy Buds Live's battery life.

Apple will no longer remove Mac app it threatened to remove over branding

A popular, six-year-old Mac app was about to get axed in a few days over its name and branding, which Apple claims breaches its App Store guidelines. The tech giant backtracks its decision and allows Amphetamine to stay on the Mac App Store. Amphetamine is a free Mac app that lets users keep their machine awake for a set amount of time. This highly-rated app was launched back in 2014 and has been downloaded over 432,000 times. 

For unknown reasons, Apple decided the app violates its guidelines. Its developer William Gustafson posted an extensive report on GitHub sharing about how an Apple representative reached out to say his app will be removed from the Mac App Store on January 12, 2021, if he didn't make changes to the app.

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Samsung officially announces Jan. 14 Unpacked event to launch next flagship phones

We talked a bit about this earlier today and in previous weeks. We now have official word from the South Korean company that its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be held on January 14 at 10 am Eastern or 7 am Pacific virtually. This event will unveil Samsung's new Galaxy S21 series, which is expected to look similar to the S20 series but with larger camera modules with improved photo and video capabilities. Other rumoured devices to be unveiled at the event will be the Galaxy Buds Pro and possibly the Galaxy Smart Tag.

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