Samsung Gear Live smartwatch review Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict I don’t want to be hard on the Gear Live because it is a decent smartwatch at a reasonable price. It’s well built and most comfortable, albeit I could live with a better watch strap. But, ultimately, I wouldn’t buy the Gear Live, principally because I wouldn’t want any smartwatch at this stage of their development. I’m just not sure it offers me much over a normal watch, and I can’t be bothered nursing the battery life of yet another device for relatively low returns....

What happens to smart heating when Wi-Fi or power is down We explain what to happens tosmart thermostat systemsand zoned smart-heating when there is a power cut or the Wi-Fi breaks. Includes Nest, Hive, Tado, Netatmo, Honeywell, HeatMiser and Heat Genius. Smart heating is great, and coming soon to a house near you. The ability to control the temperature of your home fromlaptop,smartphoneortabletis both a cool function, and a great money-saving device....

Amazon Fire Phone vs iPhone 6 comparison review Our Verdict Amazon Fire Phone and the iPhone 6 are both well-made handsets that offer decent performance. The iPhone is the better performer, as you might expect with the price difference. Beyond that we would recommend the iPhone if you want a phone that can be a productivity tool as well as a Consumption and communication device. Go for the Fire Phone if you want to shop, shop, shop....

How to extend the life of your PC and components In this article we explore the lifespan ofPCcomponents and what you can do to extend the life of your PC.Visit:Upgrade Advisor for advice on PC upgrades and repairs. There’s no set timeframe we, or anyone else, can give for the lifespan of a particular PC component. However, most – motherboards, processors, hard drives, graphics cards, memory etc – should last a good few years....

How to format an SSD Here’s how to format anSSDfor when you want to install a new operating system, sell it on, give it away or dispose of it.See also:How to format a hard disk SSDs aren’t like traditional mechanical hard drives, and modern versions of Windows are built to copy with their differences. One of the ways you should treat an SSD differently is to avoid defragmenting it. SSDs don’t need files to be contiguous to maintain performance, but mechanical hard drives do, because it vastly speeds up transfer time if the heads don’t have to skip between completely different physical parts of the platter to retrieve a fragmented file....