Error 504

The HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 504 Gateway Timeout server error response code indicates that the server, while acting as a gateway or proxy, did not get a response in time from the upstream server that it needed in order to complete the request.

Error 503

The HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 503 Service Unavailable server error response code indicates that the server is not ready to handle the request. Common causes are a server that is down for maintenance or that is overloaded.

Error 109

Banking error 109 means that your bank’s website needs you to update your password with them. You try to sign in to your bank’s website using the old password you entered.

‘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.