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InsightsMay 3, 2016

Why you Need a Data Stream Network for Internet of Things

As hardware gets cheaper and devices get smarter, the world moves towards being always-on and forever connected. This means that more and more data is constantly being sent and received. Traditionally it was only mobile phones, computers, and servers talking to each other, but nowadays, that list...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
InsightsMay 2, 2016

Graph Your Data in Real time Charts with EON Chart Builder

Create real-time graphs without code! With PubNub’s Project EON you can create real-time graphs that update when you publish data over PubNub. EON works with any of the 70+ SDKs available. Check out our libraries for Javascript, Python, Ruby, and Arduino. If you need help getting started with EON, check...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
InsightsMar 10, 2016

Introduction to Weather STEM with Ionic

As part of our new AngularJS series, we invited Katie Ginder-Vogel from Ionic to tell us about some of the cool things people have built with Ionic. Ionic is an open source mobile platform built on AngularJS, with a rich ecosystem of tools to help you quickly build and ship quality mobile apps.  –...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
InsightsMar 9, 2016

Visualizing Real-time Data Driven Weather Infographic

Over the last decade, we have realized how to make more informed decisions by harnessing the power of data. There is one noticeable trend in this entire buzz: infographics. Infographics are a way of presenting data in a visually engaging way. As the old adage goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
InsightsJan 18, 2016

Creating a Real-time Voting System on Apple Watch

Ever since the Apple Watch was announced, I’ve thought it was an interesting device for sending and receiving quick bites of information, which makes it a perfect match for PubNub technology. In this article, I’d like to share one of my ideas, a real-time voting app using the PubNub Mac, iOS, and the...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
InsightsNov 20, 2015

We Now Officially Support Swift and Mac OS X

The hyper-intelligent pan-dimensional mice who write our SDKs just meeped me (a meep is the telepathic equivalent of a tweet) to remind you that our iOS SDK now supports Swift. Technically the SDK has worked with Swift for a while but we didn’t blog about it … until now. If you use CocoaPods (and...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
InsightsNov 12, 2015

Building an Interactive, Live Audience Participation Game

In this guest post, Marc Nitzsche shares his experience building a real-time, live audience participation voting application for a game show.

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
InsightsAug 6, 2015

Connected Car Tech Preview: Android Auto and PubNub

A look at what’s been done with Android Auto, what the future holds, and where PubNub sits with Android Auto and connected car as a whole.

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
InsightsJul 30, 2015

Introduction to Babel: JavaScript Compiler for ES6

An introduction to the Babel JavaScript compiler, the future of JavaScript, JavaScript standards, and a review of Babel’s architecture.

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll