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In a lab where Consumer Reports tests laptops, you can find everything from a mini Asus Eee PC with its 7-inch screen for $400 to a 20-inch HP for $2,000. The HP weighs more than 15 pounds. Compare that to Apple’s MacBook Air, which is super thin and weighs just 3 pounds.

Consumer Reports also checked out a Lenovo IdeaPad that makes logging on a lot simpler. It stores a scan of your face and then uses face recognition to make sure it’s really you. Testers found that the laptop did let registered users in and kept everyone else out, although it doesn’t work well in dim light or if you’re wearing a hat or eyeglasses.

Testers ran a series of tests on two dozen laptops to see how fast they perform and how long their batteries last. Testers also checked screen quality—some show a lot of reflection. Testers also assessed ergonomics, another important consideration. For ergonomics, testers examine factors such as how comfortable the keyboard is to use, whether or not the touchpad tracks properly, and the placement of the ports.

Another test measures how hot the bottom of the laptop gets after running for 15 minutes. Some are pretty hot. Consumer Reports found several laptops to recommend, including the Lenovo ThinkPad T61 for under a $1,000. It’s fast, with a long battery life, though you do have to log on the old-fashioned way.

No matter what laptop you choose, Consumer Reports say you’ll probably wind up paying hundreds of dollars more than the sticker price. That’s because so many things come as “extras,” such as a power adapter or carrying case. And because a lot of older software won’t work with the Vista operating system, you’ll probably have to pay for upgrades to your old software, too.

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Here we go again! AT&T will be doing the free WiFi dance that we’ve all become familiar with, but this time it has nothing to do with iPhones. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday May 20th, all Laptop Connect customers will be able to enjoy free WiFi at each and every AT&T hotspot. AT&T’s internal correspondence on the matter:

Effective tomorrow, May 20th, the long-awaited FREE WiFi Access to over 17,000 WiFi locations throughout the U.S. launches for Laptop Connect Customers with plans $60 or higher. This exciting new feature will allow customers unlimited access to over 17,000 WiFi locations at no extra charge including locations in Starbucks and McDonalds. Customers will need three things for this free access:

* A laptop card. FREE WiFi for Smartphones is not available yet, but will be later in 2008.
* The latest version of Communication Manager (version 6.8). Once loaded this version will automatically log onto AT&T hotspots.
* A Laptop Connect plan of $60 or greater.

Note that first bullet: “FREE WiFi for Smartphones is not available yet, but will be later in 2008.” Does that mean all smartphone users will soon be able to enjoy free WiFi? All of the sudden our drawers full of unlocked smartphones aren’t looking so hot! In the meantime, AT&T Laptop Connect customers, enjoy.

This picture of a Samsung OLED laptop prototype raises more questions than it answers. Just how thin and light is it? Is touch-typing possible on that keyboard? Where’s the mouse pad? What’s that panel behind the display? Why is the woman pictured on the display checking her pulse? When can I have one?

What a translated-from-the Korean Samsung page does reveal is that it’s an AMOLED (active matrix organic light-emitting diode) laptop prototype that Samsung’s display division developed for the Society for Information Display’s gathering in Los Angeles next week. According to Samsung, the prototype features a 12.1-inch screen with a 1,280×768 resolution. Perhaps we’ll be able to glean more information next week when the display scientists, engineers, and manufacturers get together. As for when we might see this product on store shelves, Samsung has previously stated it’ll start rolling out OLED TVs, monitors, and laptops in 2009.

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A MAN who made obscene calls to new brides after their wedding photographs appeared in local newspapers was spared jail yesterday.
David Whyte, 42, repeatedly made “grossly offensive” calls to women after their pictures had been printed.

He found their numbers in the phone book then called them up.

Whyte, of Depot Road, Huntly, also preyed on a young girl who appeared in a graduation photo and picked up contact details of another girl aged 14.

Police who raided his home found he had used a variety of SIM cards to call them on his mobile phone.

Whyte was sentenced to two years’ probation when he appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday.

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