When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. And with the music industry in flux, that's exactly what Beyoncé has done. Visual album Lemonade debuted on HBO, before being released exclusively on Tidal, seeing sign-ups surge accordingly. Is this what the future of the album launch looks like?

In the summer of 2016, the glory of capturing a rare Snorlax and using it to battle was reward enough to get half the world playing Pokémon GO. But for mobile gamers in search of more tangible rewards, branded treasure hunt Snatch may hold appeal by letting players win real world prizes.

Discovering new music was once a preserve of A&R scouts at major labels. But with unsigned acts now playing to anyone with an internet connection, how can music fans be sure of who was there first? A new Spotify feature is quantifying ‘cool’, giving music geeks the bragging rights they deserve.

Video gaming has evolved from arcades to bedrooms to mobiles – and it’s now merging into the real world. Heads Up, which emerged from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, blurs the boundaries between screens and reality, letting people play a parlour game on their phone and share the results online.