The Samsung No Fix

Samsung are taking a beating, again, over their safety recall of washing machines in the US with reports surfacing now that the fix, well, it’s not really a fix after all…

Samsung Corruption Case

Samsung just aren’t having any luck of late, washing machines going on fire in Australia, rattling themselves apart in the US, phones exploding and now their under investigation for corruption, big time.

CES 2017

Every year hordes of tech journalists pack their bags and head of to the fun fair that is the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to see the latest gadgets and this now includes any number of kitchen appliances.

No Samsung Parts

We picked up on a letter from a reader to the Guardian newspaper this morning about a problem with availability of a spare part used on what is described as a £1700 washing machine so, at that price it has to be one of the connected ones.

Do You Need Fabric Conditioner?

We explain the pros and cons of using fabric softener in your washing machine This is a topic we’ve avoided for a number of years because it can become a bit of a heated debate in some quarters with some people loving the fabric conditioner and others saying that it is an unnecessary additi…

Whirlpool Embraces Alexa

Not to be left out from the IoT party Whirlpool joins the fray (again) with new machines being introduced this year that you can command using Alexa enabled devices like Amazon’s Echo etc.

More Family Hub

Samsung just aren’t giving it up with the notion of a big fridge freezer that has a huge tablet slapped in the door, all to help the owner of course or, is it?

Fridges & Freezers Tripping Electrics

As with other appliances it is not especially uncommon to hear of fridges, freezers and fridge freezers tripping the house electrics or blowing fuses and her ewe will try to explain the most common reasons and the ones that you can check for yourself before calling in a repair technician. Please …

New €70M Vestel Plant

Brace yourselves for yet more rebranded machines as Turkey’s Vestel Appliances has announced new investment works to establish a new washing machine and dryer factory in the Aegean province of Manisa for around 70 million euros.

Tumble Dryer Judicial Review

Which? are calling for a judicial review to be launched into the handling of the Hotpoint tumble dryer safety program by Peterborough Trading Standards.