Facebook brings ‘Find WiFi’ feature to all users

Facebook started testing its “Find WiFi” feature on its app last year in a few countries. The feature allows you to find businesses nearby that have free, public Wi-Fi. Now, the social network is expanding the feature to all users around the world and rolling it out to both iOS and Android users. When you have this feature on, you’ll get to see not just which establishments have Wi-Fi but also their business hours, network names, and what kind of place it is. But a business will need to opt in to the service on their Facebook Page for you to see them.

Source: Engadget

Marvel's 'Inhumans' gets its first trailer

Whiel they've been teased in the Marvel: Agents of Shield show, the Inhumans are getting their very on series on ABC (with a premiere coming to theatres on September 1 since the show was shot on IMAX cameras). The full series starting Sept 29 on ABC. The trailer shows us the king Black Bolt, his queen Medusa, his usurping brother Maximus the Mad (played by Iwan Rheon of Game of Thrones) and we get glimpses of Crystal, Triton and Black Bolt's teleporting dog Lockjaw. All in all, a good trailer that sets up expectations for this TV show.

OnePlus dismisses ‘jelly scrolling effect’ on OnePlus 5, claims it’s normal

Some OnePlus 5 users have been complaining about this jelly-like effect when scrolling through an app on the phone. OnePlus just addressed, or should we say dismissed, this issue saying that it’s a normal thing for the device. In a statement, they say “the OnePlus 5 uses the same level of high-quality components as all OnePlus devices, including the AMOLED display. We've received feedback from a small number of users saying that at times they notice a subtle visual effect when scrolling. This is natural and there's no variance in screens between devices.”

Because of this announcement, unfortunately, it would seem filling a warranty replacement won’t get you anything. But if this bothers you and you’re still well within the 15-day return policy, then that seems to be your only recourse at the moment.

Source: The Verge

Facebook’s Aquila drone successfully completes second test flight

The first test flight of Facebook’s Aquila drone went a bit awry after a 20-foot section off the massive 113-foot wingspan broke off during landing. A gust of wind knocked the drone off its flight path and the autopilot attempt to correct its course had Aquila flying faster than intended. Facebook’s engineers seem to have learned from that mistake and was able to fly the Aquila for an hour and 46 minutes. More sensors were added to the drone to gather additional data. Its auto-pilot software was modified. Spoilers were to the wings to increase drag and reduce lift during landing approach. And a horizontal propeller stopping mechanism was installed to support the successful landing.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg conceptualized Aquila back in 2014 with the idea of using this large solar-powered, high-altitude drone to connect areas in the world where it’s hard to get reliable internet access. The eventual plan is to have the drone fly up for 90 days at a time and provide internet access to an area 60 miles wide.

Source: The Verge + Tech Crunch