The Amstrad PCW was the former holder of the title, but with the upcoming release of the Raspberry Pi 3 it looks as though the Pi foundation will break the previous record.
The new items include a Compute Mobile and open-source IO board that it hopes will appeal to business and industry users thus opening up a new source of customers.
Portcullis Computer Security is launching the competition in the London Borough of Hillingdon to award those students that develop products to benefit the community.
Researchers at Symantec have been able to intercept data broadcast from wearable gadgets using hardware worth just £40, as a report says developers must do more to protect user privacy.
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