Hive is an interesting smart home contender because it comes from a different background to high-tech rivals like Google, Amazon and Apple; Hive emerged from British Gas, which is part of utilities ...

U.K. energy supplier British Gas is making good on its recent acquisition of smart home platform provider AlertMe. Hive, the company’s connected home brand, has unveiled its ‘next generation’ smart ...

Energy prices have just shot up. On 1 April, Ofgem increased the energy price cap by 54 per cent, and households will see a steep spike in their gas and electricity bills this spring. Many of us are ...

The UK-based smart home company Hive finally works with HomeKit, 9to5Mac reports. A handful of Hive devices -- Hive Active Heating, Hive Active Lights and Hive Active Plugs-- can now be controlled via ...

Continuing to build its range of smart home products, Centrica Hive added the Hive View Outdoor smart external security camera to its line. The Hive View Outdoor camera mount requires access to a ...

Google's Nest, Honeywell, Netatmo, Tado and others have made heating our abodes that bit simpler, but a smart thermostat does not a smart home make. British Gas' Hive launched its take on the smart ...

There are plenty of smart home devices that can help you measure and control what's happening around the house, but sometimes working out what to do with that information can be harder. Smart home ...

Smart Hive has announced that it will be offering the premium version of its platform for free, allowing state and local government to team up and defend as one. While local governments are busy with ...

You’ve probably never heard of Hive or its British parent, the multinational utility Centrica plc. You might be familiar with Hive’s Texas-based sister company Direct Energy, which provides ...

Smart thermostats are one of the best upgrades you can make to your home. If a cold snap sees the money draining from your bank account as your central heating blazes, it's probably because you're ...

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