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BuildMay 3, 2013
Streaming Geo Coordinates API From MongoDB: iOS App
**NOTE: Since we wrote this tutorial, we’ve released a new, completely-redesigned version of our iOS SDK (4.0). We rebuilt the entire codebase and took advantage of new features from Apple, simplifying and streamlining the SDK. The code from this tutorial still works great, but we recommend checking...
GamingSep 28, 2012
xkcd HTML5 Canvas MMO WebSocket Scaling with PubNub
Hello all hackers from HackerNews. We noticed a new MMO was released by n01se and xkcd yesterday (September 26th, 2012) with multiple users flying around with a balloon figure. If you got stuck, you can click your balloon guy and turn into a ghost to seamlessly move through the landscape unhindered...
ChatSep 13, 2012
Channel Presence: Beautiful Mobile + Web HTML5 Chat
Good News! We’ve launched an all new Chat Resource Center. We recommend checking out our new Chat Resource Center, which includes overviews, tutorials, and design patterns for building and deploying mobile and web chat. Take me to the Chat Resource Center → You can do some pretty amazing things...
News Sep 4, 2012
PubNub Developer Console v2
The launch of PubNub Channel Presence meant we also needed to provide a way for you to debug and learn about the Presence Event Delivery Format. Therefore, we have created a new and improved Developer Console V2 with Presence Events built directly into the console interface. Now you can easily see the...
News Aug 30, 2012
Announcing Channel Presence
The launch of PubNub Channel Presence opens up a new world of possibilities when building apps and websites. PubNub Channel Presence is a globally distributed “user presence” system that delivers real-time “occupancy analytics” to iPhones, Androids, tablets, web...
InsightsJul 8, 2012
Are HTML5 WebSockets the Panacea for Real-Time Data Push?
As consumers expect more from their websites and apps, a majority of newer sites and mobile apps are adding features that require publish-subscribe. Everything from financial apps, business collaboration, real-time social sharing and newsfeeds, to multiplayer games, chat, and voting apps all require...
News Jul 3, 2012
PubNub Adds Cross-Platform AES Symmetric Key Encryption
PubNub is used in more industries every day, including some that require high levels of security and encryption when sending real-time data. We’ve listened to those customers, and worked closely with them to devise a new level of encryption within the PubNub Data Stream Network. Available immediately,...
ChatJun 8, 2012
Building a PubNub-Powered Chat App with Sencha Touch 2
Good News! We’ve launched an all new Chat Resource Center. We recommend checking out our new Chat Resource Center, which includes overviews, tutorials, and design patterns for building and deploying mobile and web chat. Take me to the Chat Resource Center → Sencha Touch 2 is a new framework for...
BuildApr 26, 2012
Content Commander WordPress Plugin for Live Blogging
Bloggers are often pointed to as the taste-makers of internet. For example, in the music world, the hippest of hip music is usually first discovered and promoted by bloggers. Sadly, if they want to share cool stuff with their audiences, they still have to do it the Web 1.0 way. Push Any Content with...