‘Earables’ the next milestone in wearable tech, say engineers

A team of engineers based at the University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering are exploring a new sub-area of mobile technology based on sophisticated and connected earphones.  “The leap from today’s earphones to ‘earables’ would mimic the transformation that we had seen from basic phones to smartphones,” explained Professor Romit Roy Choudhury, an expert … Read more

Deep as chips: the new microprocessors powering AI

Artificial intelligence is appearing everywhere, but normal CPUs are not efficient platforms for the technology. Efficiency will only come with a new breed of microprocessors that are engineered specifically for the AI workload of the 2020s.  The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) is upscaling many standard types of IT workload as well as powering … Read more

Beijing launches Alibaba antitrust investigation

China has opened an investigation into e-commerce giant Alibaba over alleged anti-competitive behaviour, regulators announced this week. Despite keeping a relatively low profile in Western countries, Alibaba Group is one of the world’s largest corporations, with offerings span e-commerce, AI, cloud computing, gaming, and financial services. Its success has made founder Jack Ma – a … Read more

‘Comet chaser’ to boldly go where no probe has gone before

The UK government has confirmed that work will soon begin on a state-of-the-art spacecraft that, for the first time, will track down and map comets in 3D. Thales Alenia Space, the French-Italian aerospace manufacturer with three sites in the UK, has won a contract to design the mothership for the ‘Comet Interceptor’ mission, which will … Read more

Solar Orbiter makes Venus flyby as it heads towards the Sun

The UK-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft is making a flyby of Venus, using the planet’s gravitational field to slingshot itself closer to the Sun. The spacecraft, which launched in February, will make its closest approach to the planet just after midday on 27 December. It will fly some 7,500 km from the Venus cloud tops while … Read more

Error 108

If you experience the error code UI-108, it typically points to either information stored on your device that needs to be refreshed or to a network connectivity problem. Follow the troubleshooting steps for your device below to resolve the issue.

Error 107

In Samsung TV error code 107 indicates OpenAPI problems. They are associated with the lack of the Internet, without which a smart hub cannot work. As a rule, network access disappears when the Instant-on feature is used.

Error 106 Code

Error 106 is a common error experienced by Windows 7 users. Generating as a result of Misconfigured, damaged or corrupt system files on the computer, this is not a critical error. … Essentially, error 106 is one of the error codes employed by Windows and other compatible driver and software vendors.

Error 105 Code

 Error 105 is displayed following a DNS lookup failure, which means that after you enter the URL of the website you’re trying to reach in Google Chrome, the browser tries to translate a website’s name to its Internet address (IP address) by using a Domain Name System (DNS).

104 Error

This occurs when a packet is sent from your end of the connection but the other end does not recognize the connection; it will send back a packet with the RST bit set in order to forcibly close the connection. As a user you should try to open the site after some in time.