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 ...

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 ...

There are plenty of Internet controlled thermostats on the market today, including the Nest thermostat. The idea behind these gadgets is to allow users to control the climate system in their home ...

The British Gas subsidiary adds a remote control feature, so users can turn heating on or off when they are away from home British technology firm Hive is tackling what it believes is a national ...

I’ve had the British Gas heating control system for quite a while now, since April 2013 in fact when it was first introduced. See our review here. Back then it was called simply enough the British Gas ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When it comes to home heating, comfort can very much be in the eye of the beholder. Yet with power prices at a premium, we’re more aware than ever of the need to monitor our energy use. Here writer ...

Have you ever left home and wondered if you switched the iron off? Or whether you closed the window in the bathroom? Or if someone’s trying to break in? British Gas has created a range of ...

British Gas has come up with a new system to control your home’s heating and hot water. Called Hive Active Heating, it’s designed to give you control of your home via PC, web tablet and mobile phone.