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Kevin Fitchard Dec 11, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Embrace the mesh

Open Garden’s hard sell: A world of shared radios

On the evening of Sept 28, Open Garden co-founder and CEO Micha Benoliel was on Skype call in a hotel room in…

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Mobile, Technology
Kevin Fitchard Nov 24, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Artists use FireChat to chat with their fans at music festivals

As the NH7 Weekender festival kicks off on Saturday in Delhi, India, not just attendees, but the bands and artists taking the stage are coming armed with the FireChat app.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kif Leswing Oct 21, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Cirqle adds FireChat-style off-grid networking to its photo sharing app

A new app uses Bluetooth connections to form an ad-hoc photo-oriented social network without an internet connection.…

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Mobile
Kevin Fitchard Sep 30, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

FireChat hits 200K phones in Hong Kong as Open Garden makes its chat app more secure

Open Garden's smartphone app allows protesters to communicate without an internet connection, but it's also being used to spread disinformation. With verified accounts and private chatrooms, Open Garden hopes to solve that problem.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kevin Fitchard Sep 29, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

As Hong Kong protests escalate, FireChat sees a surge in off-grid messaging

Bogged-down cellular networks and the looming threat of government censorship have led Chinese protestors to turn to FireChat, a smartphone messaging app that doesn't need an internet connection to work.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kevin Fitchard Jun 24, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

FireChat bridges the platform gap: Android and iOS users can now chat without an internet connection

FireChat, an anonymous messaging app that functions without an internet connection, works on both Android and iOS but not between them. A new version of the app, however, breaks down that barrier.…

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Apple, Mobile, Technology
Kevin Fitchard May 12, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Off-grid messaging app FireChat now lets you stay on topic by creating communities

Open Garden is imposing some structure on its very popular, but highly chaotic, anonymous messaging app.…

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Apple, Mobile, Technology
Kevin Fitchard Apr 3, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

FireChat’s anonymous, off-grid messaging app arrives on Android

FireChat is debuting today in Google Play, after a successful launch on iOS. Android users can now engage in FireChat's hyperlocal messaging sessions, but they won't be able to chat with iOS devices.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kevin Fitchard Mar 20, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Open Garden retools its crowdsourced mesh technology for an iOS messaging app

Open Garden is now on iOS, but instead of enticing iPhone and iPad users to share their internet connections, it's inviting them to share conversation.…

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Apple, Mobile, Technology

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