Pictures of Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Prototype leak out

 

After launching Windows 10, Microsoft is now getting ready to unveil its Windows 10 Mobile later this year and along with it possibly a couple of flagship Lumia smartphones. Recently, several images of a prototype of a new Microsoft Lumia smartphone have leaked online.

The two upcoming handsets that would run Windows 10 Mobile OS are being allegedly referred to as Lumia Talkman and Lumia Cityman internally. Rumors up till now indicated that they would be called Lumia 940 and Lumia 940 XL. However, other recent rumors suggest that Microsoft would be skipping the 940 series and branding the two handsets as Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL. Well, whatever the name, the handsets are the same.

The images leaked now show the prototype enclosed inside a case probably in order to hide its real shape. There is some debate whether it is the Lumia 950 or the larger Lumia 950 XL. The basic design of both is the same except for the screen size. However since the handset is hidden inside the case, it is difficult to say which one it is.

The rounded corners of the prototype are apparent. It sports a 2560 x 1440 pixels QHD Touchscreen and dual SIM functionality. The Lumia 950 (XL) is powered by Snapdragon 810 SoC, has a 3GB RAM and also a USB Type-C port. It has a 20MP camera with triple LED flash. Settings show that the camera has the capability to shoot videos of up to 90fps in 1080p and up to 120fps in 720p.

The prototype model number is RM-1116, build number is 10.0.10240 and it is running Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview.

Microsoft is expected to officially unveil the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL at its event to be held in October probably in New York. It is also expected to launch Surface Pro 4 and Microsoft Band 2 at the time.

Meanwhile, have a look at the leaked images:

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Pictures of Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Prototype leak out

Google introduces first fully functional prototype of its Self-Driving Car

Google has been working on its Self-Driving Car Project for quite some time now. The Mountain View based giant had unveiled its first prototype of the driverless car in May this year. Now as a Christmas gift to all the auto enthusiasts out there, Google has presented a fully functioning prototype of the self-driving car on December 22.

According to Google, the prototype which it had unveiled in May was just a mock-up that had no steering wheel or pedals and not even real headlights. Since then the company has developed several different prototypes to test various systems of the car. After a lot of experimentation and testing, Google has finally built a fully functional self-driving car that is now ready to be tried out on a test track.

According to AutoBlog, the new prototype has a steering wheel as well as gas and brake pedals which are mandatory according to the laws for self-driving cars in the state of California. For safety purposes, the car speed maxes out at 25 miles per hour.

This is Google’s first complete prototype based on autonomous driving technology. Google has been developing this technology for several years and had been testing it on cars of other automakers. Recent testing has been done on Lexus SUVs running on California freeways and clocking almost 1 million miles.

Google says that it will be testing out the new self-driving car prototype for some more time on the test track and it will be ready to hit the North California streets in 2015.

You can watch the video of the test drive here:

Google introduces first fully functional prototype of its Self-Driving Car