Mesh networking app FireChat could become the next Snapchat - Works with no cell service

08/25/2014 - 00:00

  By <a href="http://knibbs.kinja.com/">Kate Knibbs</a> -<br><br>FireChat, <a href="http://gizmodo.com/this-app-lets-you-chat-even-when-you-have-no-reception-1550447473">the clever app</a> that lets people talk to each other without using cell reception, just got an update that gives its users fixed handles. That might not mean a damn thing to you, which is understandable. FireChat doesn't have the name recognition of Snapchat. It's not a popular messaging app. But it should be, and it could be, and this update is an important move in that direction.<br><br><a href="http://gizmodo.com/why-firechats-latest-update-is-a-big-deal-1626440099">READ MORE ON GIZMODO</a>