Hand holds a phone with the Nest app next to a Nest thermostat on a screen indicating HVAC running time - oasisamuel/Shutterstock For many homeowners, smart thermostats are worth the hype, as they let ...

Early adopters of smart-home technology may find themselves out in the cold when something goes wrong. That happened to owners of the internet-connected Nest thermostat recently when the gadgets ...

Google has begun rolling out a new update for the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen). The update addresses the dimness problem by optimizing how the device automatically adjusts screen brightness. The ...

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 ...

When it debuted in 2011, the Nest Learning Thermostat wasn’t the first internet-connected thermostat, but it defined the technology for many people: The Nest was the iPhone of thermostats, and in fact ...

Unlike previous generations, the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen) that launched last month debuted without any manual control for display brightness. As such, the default dim settings of the display ...

Hive is a trusted name in the heating and smart device market, and the Hive Thermostat is its flagship product. The Hive ...

As of last month, the older Nest Thermostats have effectively died, as Google has pulled the plug on most of their features. While many will end up replacing the decade-old hardware, a clever new ...