Passengers travelling on London Overground are to get free internet access after the body that runs the train network, London Overground Rail Operations Limited, signed a deal with The Cloud to roll out Wi-Fi at its stations.

The contract will give travellers one hour of free online access every day, at any station on the network.

The Wi-Fi rollout, which will cover all 56 London overground train stations, will begin in the summer and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Nobody outside London wants Wi-Fi at stations, right? (And say hello to Guardian Government Computing, a great showcase for content aimed at professionals.)

We <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2012/03/21/new-ipad-users-blowing-by-their-monthly-plan-in-hours-thanks-to-lte/">mentioned</a> earlier that some new iPad owners were reporting issues with Wi-Fi. The problem seems to affect all models of the new device with both users of the 4G LTE model and the Wi-Fi-only model experiencing poor Wi-Fi reception. Many forum posters compared Wi-Fi reception with their other iOS devices and MacBooks on the same network:

...unfavourably. We didn't notice any particular problems with the test version of the New iPad. (Thanks @rquick for the link.)

"The wireless access point information we use in our location database, the Google Location Server, doesn’t identify people. But as first mentioned in September, we can do more to address privacy concerns.

"We’re introducing a method that lets you opt out of having your wireless access point included in the Google Location Server. To opt out, visit your access point’s settings and change the wireless network name (or SSID) so that it ends with “_nomap.” For example, if your SSID is “Network,” you‘d need to change it to 'Network_nomap.'”

Now it's *your* fault if Google maps your Wi-Fi. Or something.

"With a name like SkyNET, it's got to be scary. This flying robo-hacker deserves its 'Terminator'-inspired moniker: Although it stops short of actually hunting humans, it's a potential nightmare for anyone with a wireless home network. Worse, it's a DIYer's dream: cheap and easy to build and fun to operate.<br />
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"SkyNET combines a toy helicopter and a computer configured to attack Wi-Fi networks. The result is a drone the CIA would be proud of. The nasty little device can compromise computers on wireless networks and dragoon them into botnets. Botnets are widely used for hacking, denial-of-service attacks, and spamming."<br />
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Two thoughts: the batteries don't last that long; air rifles are legal in the UK, and those things would make interesting target practice.