The Raspberry Pi is becoming more popular with UK makers as nearly half of Brits (48 per cent) plan to use Raspberry Pi for an electronics project, with 87 per cent of makers having already used the mini-PC to make a smart home device, reveals new research from online electrical retailer reichelt.

First-ever European-centric YouTube Original Series Jack Whitehall: Training Days will exclusively launch to fans around the world on Whitehall’s YouTube channel May 9^th at 6pm BST, just ahead of The World Cup. Alongside host and comedian Jack Whitehall, the series will guest star world-class footballers including: Raheem Sterling, Kyle Walker, Dele Alli, Cesc Fàbregas, Mario Götze, Thomas Muller, Radamel Falcao, Son Heung-min and Gareth Bale, among many others.

giffgaff has announced it will offer iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition, the new generation of iPhone in a red finish. Both phones sport a glass enclosure, now in red, with a matching aluminium band and a sleek black front.

As technology continues to advance so does everything else associated with it, including social media. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn have to be at the forefront of new innovations that are likely to happen, or they will fall behind their competitors. There will probably be many changes to these platforms over the next year, but what are the expected trends for social media for 2018?

MAGIX Software has announced Photostory Premium VR, its first virtual reality software. Now virtual worlds can be created in just a few steps with conventional photos and videos, and no additional hardware is required.

Digital marketing agency Mediaworks is celebrating the launch of The Royal Mint’s Great British Coin Hunt app, which they designed and developed. Mediaworks was chosen to create an app to support The Royal Mint’s release of 26 new 10p coins, which together depict an A-Z of quintessentially British items, locations and personas, from Stonehenge to James Bond.