Domestic energy bills are today’s political hot potato, so it’s good to know that you can take control and try to shave a little off your costs. Hive Active Heating lets you control a gas-powered hot ...

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British Gas and Google have brought smart heating control out of the shadows, but which of the eight systems currently on the market do we like the most? After two bitter winters, the last winter ...

The smart home, it’s a phrase that almost all of us will have heard and while it’s proving quite hard to define there’s one gadget that’s at the centre of it all: The smart thermostat. The Hive smart ...

A smart home system designed to revolutionise your energy usage by allowing remote access to control your central heating and hot water. The key components comprise a boiler receiver, wall-mounted ...

Chris is the former Editor of Pocket-lint. He has been a technology journalist since 2008 and has covered the rise of Android and reviewed just about every important device along the way. Chris lives ...

As you’ll know if you’ve read our review, we’re big fans of Hive’s Active Heating system (after all, who wouldn’t want a clever thermostat that can be tweaked using your phone?), and now the British ...

For anyone conscious of how and when they heat their home, one of the best smart thermostats will give you insights into your energy consumption, allow you to control your heating remotely from your ...

The smart thermostat allows energy customers to control their lights and heating through an app on their phone HOUSEHOLDS who use Hive have been left “freezing” in their own homes after their smart ...

Hundreds of customers of smart thermostat provider Hive are demanding their money back after experiencing problems using it to heat their homes. Hive, owned by British Gas, is understood to have ...

Hive was one of the first smart heating systems, starting life as British Gas Remote Heating Control in 2011, and while still a major player it lacks some of its flashy young rivals’ bells and ...