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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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.…
Read MoreCirqle 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.…
Read MoreFireChat 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.…
Read MoreAs 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.…
Read MoreFireChat 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.…
Read MoreOff-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.…
Read MoreFireChat’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.…
Read MoreOpen 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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