Netflix original film ‘Beasts of No Nation’ is now available for streaming

After bringing its original film to TIFF last month, Netflix is finally making Beasts of No Nation available for streaming. The film stars Idris Elba and it tells the story of a young West African boy forced to join a collective of mercenary fighters during the civil war. It’s directed by Cary Fukunaga who has also worked on projects like season one of True Detective, Sin Nombre, and Jane Eyre.

The release on Netflix is causing issues with theatre owners as the company released it on-demand and in some theatres in the US simultaneously. According to Wired, theater owners heard about the release at the same time as everybody else. Patrick Corcoran, vice president of the National Association of Theatre Owners, said distributors will usually negotiate a theatre owners ahead of a public announcement. Corcorcan says, “Netflix is not serious about a theatrical release.” He adds, “The purpose here is PR. They want to qualify for an Academy Award.” Because for them to qualify, a film has to be in theatres the same day or before home release. They got help with at least one theatre chain as select Landmark Theaters will be showing the film.

Source: SlashGear + Wired

Nike outs Tech Book shopping app

Itching to shop for some Nike gear? The sports brand just unveiled a new shopping app for both Android and iOS. The Tech Book showcases the company’s latest offerings, like the Tech Pack and SneakerBoot collections, and some exclusive features on some of the world’s top athletes. Mobile users can now shop browse through Nike’s catalogue and shop right through the app.

Source: Droid Life | Download: Google Play Store (Free) + Apple App Store (Free)

Adobe plans to bring back old Lightroom import dialog

Adobe Lightroom users weren’t amused by the changes the company did to its app. The simplified import dialog is said to remove features and workflow that some users have come to rely on. The company is currently working on the details and timing of the update but those who are using Mac and Windows 10 can roll back to version 6.1.1. The instructions to do that are here. Basically though, it tells you to uninstall version 6.2 and reinstall the previous stable version.

Source: Adobe | Via: The Next Web

Shakira and Rovio introduce ‘Love Rocks’ game

We’re sure you’ve heard of Shakira (if you haven’t, you must be living under a rock). We’re pretty sure you’ve also heard of Rovio or at least you know them more for their uber-popular Angry Birds games. The pop star teams up with the game developer to out her first game called Love Rocks. It’s a colorful puzzle game with a goal of linking as many gems as possible to get high scores. Shakira’s music plays in the background while you “travel” around the world to locations Shakira picked up herself such as Barcelona, El Dorado, and the Taj Mahal. There are over 150 levels of the game and you can even challenge yourself to beat Shakira’s own personal high score in each level.

Those who get past level 12 gain access to Shakira’s She Wolf album for free on Android. The free download is available for Google Play users in Canada, the US, Brazil, Spain, the UK, France, Australia, Italy, and Germany. You have until October 28 to redeem it.

Source: Android Community | Download: Google Play Store (Free) + Apple App Store (Free)