Netflix will only stream ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ in Canada

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Thanks to a deal by Netflix Canada, the streaming service in the country will be the only one who can stream the highly anticipated Star Wars film next year. Canada’s the only one who has secured streaming rights for Star Wars: The Force Awakens as their deal with Disney includes 2015 releases. Under the terms of the deal, it will happen about eight months after the movie leaves theatres. With the film debuting this December, we should expect it around August. The US premium cable channel Starz has an exclusive output deal with Disney that runs through the end of the year, Netflix’s deal with Disney kicks in for 2016 title so no new Star Wars for them.

But while The Force Awakens won’t hit other Netflix queues soon, the company is working on bringing the older Star Wars films to its service.

Source: Variety

The Force is Fierce with Star Wars Style at World MasterCard Fashion Week

By Sonya Davidson

The stylish eyes continue to gaze upon World MasterCard Fashion Week runways in Toronto but there was much curiousity for a particular presentation. The Star Wars Fashion event hosted by Disney Consumer Products, in partnership with Mercedes-Benz Start Up, quickly became one of the hottest events of the week. 

The venue inside the Fashion Tent at David Pecaut Square was transformed into a galaxy far, far away where stars were cast all over the room.  Storm Troopers kept watchful eyes on the 6 models wearing the one-of-a-kind Star Wars inspired looks created by the Canadian designers of the competition.  

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New Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer raises more questions than answers

The new Star Wars:The Force Awakens trailer is out and it is 2:35 minutes of eye candy that reveals a few details about the upcoming movie but also raises a lot of questions about the plot, characters and how the saga continues.

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Issue voice commands for Sphero's BB-8 on Android

Sphero's BB-8 droid was missing the ability to take voice commands on Android. Now, that's changed as a new update for its Android app allows for voice interaction. You can now command your little droid to "go explore," among other things. The latest app update also fixes some communication issues between the smartphones and droids. It's also now compatible with more Android phones and tablets. 

Source: Android Central | Download: Google Play Store (Free)