Originally published on March 28, 2014<br /><br />Check out our official website: http://us.tomonews.net/<br />Check out our Android app: http://goo.gl/PtT6VD<br />Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f<br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Facebook is working on a fleet of drones, satellites, and lasers to bring Internet connectivity to underdeveloped parts of the globe where Internet access is not yet widely available, according to a report by Reuters.<br /><br />Dubbed Internet.org, the ambitious project, a partnership with a number of other tech giants, aims to bring Internet connectivity to everyone across the planet using a fleet of solar-powered drones, as well as low-earth orbit and geosynchronous satellites.<br /><br />Invisible, infrared laser beams are expected to be used by the social media giant to help boost Internet connection speed provided by the various aircrafts.<br /><br />Early this month, Facebook made a deal with Titan Aerospace to buy Solara aircrafts that can theoretically stay aloft up to five years between charges, according to a report by Gawker.<br /><br />The aircrafts, which are able to provide BLOS voice and data communications services over a range exceeding 100 nautical miles, could be used for weather monitoring, disaster recovery, Earth imaging and communications.<br /><br />Facebook on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Oculus VR Inc, maker of virtual reality goggles it hopes could become the computing platform of the future.<br /><br />"We're going to continue building these partnerships, but connecting the whole world will require inventing new technology too," said Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg in a post on the company's social media platform. <br /><br />Facebook has also hired aerospace and communications experts from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab and its Ames Research Center for the new "Connectivity Lab" project.<br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Welcome to TomoNews, where we a
