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Hive Is The UK’s Most Popular Smart Thermostat, Besting Nest

Despite revolutionising the market, Nest isn’t the smart thermostat of choice for UK consumers. That honour goes to Hive, which is absolutely dominating Nest’s...

Philips Hue Takes Top Spot For Smart Lighting In UK, But Market Remains Competitive

Smart lighting is still a popular choice for those getting a custom installer in, but some consumers are finding it easy to upgrade their lighting set-up with ...

Just 1% Of UK Households Can Currently Be Described As ‘Smart’

We’re always talking about the rise of the smarter home, but what is a smart home? Well, according to YouGov, a smart home is defined as a home which has multi...

Arris Announces First Router To Support Open Wi-Fi Mesh Support

Mesh Wi-Fi routers are all the rage, but they currently force you to purchase the same router in order to take advantage of the functionality. That’s not alway...

Samsung Announces Bixby-Powered Galaxy Home Smart Speaker

Both Amazon and Google currently dominate the smart speaker market, but that doesn’t mean they won’t face competition from some other deep-pocketed manufacture...

Apple’s HomePod Nabs Small Share Of Smart Speaker Market

Despite the high cost of entry, Apple has managed to amass a ‘small but meaningful’ share of the smart speaker market. That’s according to new research from Co...

Users Aren’t Using One Of Amazon Alexa’s Main Features

It may seem odd that an online retailer will create one of the world’s most-used voice assistants, but Amazon was hoping that its Alexa AI would make it easier...

Sonos, Arlo Prove The Smart Home Market Is Worth Investing In

Those wishing to invest in the smart home market received two new options this week, as both Sonos and Arlo have officially had their IPO...

Control4 Names Ex-Amazon Alexa Head, Charlie Kindel, as Senior Vice President Of Products & Services

CE Pro Europe chats with Charlie Kindel and Martin Plaehn, chairman and chief executive officer, about the future of Control4. A busy week for Control4 as on...

Control4 Releases Intercom Anywhere App

Control4 has announced the availability of its new Intercom Anywhere functionality including a new app for iOS and Android mobile devices. With Intercom Anyw...