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ChatJul 30, 2013
Building an iOS Group Messenger App
How to build a real-time, iOS chat group messaging app with Objective-C

BuildJul 23, 2013
Building WebRTC Filesharing with PubShare
A couple of weeks ago, we announced our WebRTC SDK, expanding our ever-growing list of PubNub supported SDKs. This API makes incorporating WebRTC into a PubNub enabled app straightforward and simple. In addition to the new SDK, we introduced a prototype WebRTC demo called PubShare, just one example of...

InsightsJul 23, 2013
CTO Stephen Blum at DevCon Tel Aviv
Last month, PubNub Founder and CTO Stephen Blum traveled overseas all the way to Israel to present at DevCon Tel Aviv. In his 20 minute presentation, Blum demonstrated the capabilities of using the PubNub Data Stream Network integrated with any HTML5 app through a series of demos and case studies. Blum...

BuildJul 10, 2013
How to Create a Photo Sharing App with Cloudinary API
Photo sharing applications are no longer just about manipulating and uploading photos to the cloud. The success of Instagram has shown that photo sharing apps need a way for users to interact in real time, one where users can subscribe to channels and notify other users that they’ve uploaded a...

GamingJun 29, 2013
GenCar.co: Multiplayer Genetic Algorithm 2D Cars
We’ve updated our SDKs, and this code is now deprecated. Good news is we’ve written a comprehensive guide to building a multiplayer game. Check it out! Around the PubNub office, we’re always sharing our gaming high scores with each other, whether it’s TrackPad Destroyer, Lightweight...

BuildJun 27, 2013
WebRTC File Transfer in the Browser: PubShare
The generally “go-to” app for real-time interaction is some form of messaging, be it text chat, video or audio. However, we all know there must be more applications of real-time communication out there. File transfer is one of those applications that developers seem to have forgotten about, probably...

News Jun 26, 2013
WebRTC SDK Now Available on PubNub for Video/Voice
With PubNub’s new WebRTC SDK, WebRTC applications can now leverage the PubNub Data Stream Network. The API expands our ever-growing list of PubNub supported SDKs, and WebRTC developers can now integrate the PubNub Data Stream Network to produce fully-featured collaborative applications. The PubNub...

ChatJun 5, 2013
Building Responsive UI for Web and Mobile Apps
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 → We’ve updated our SDKs, and this...

GamingMay 31, 2013
Real-time Stats for Candy Box
We like games here at PubNub, but not as much as we like real-time. Combine the two, and you’ve got pure mega-awesome. During the PubNub Hackathon, I took a popular text adventure game called Candy Box, and updated its stats page to provide a real-time overview of the global game real-time stats....