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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – April 2012

This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for April 2012. With the release of the security bulletins for April 2012, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued April 10th, 2012. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification.

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Microsoft Windows Vista enters extended support on 4/11/2012

On April 11th, Windows Vista will exit Mainstream Support and enter Extended Support. This means that no-charge (free) support will end, no further service packs will be created, also future versions of Internet Explorer will no longer be available for Vista. Additionally, there will be no new non-security hotfixes created or be available without an …

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The hidden cost of Free Smart Phone Apps

Research has shown that those free smartphone apps we all love have a hidden cost…. Your battery life. Most free apps are free because they show you advertising so that the app’s creator can generate advertising revenue. Computer scientist Abhinav Pathak and his colleagues created software to analyze apps’ energy use. What they found is …

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