Google is bumping up Chrome’s battery-saving chops once again with Chrome 57, which started rolling out to users last Thursday. Beginning with Chrome 57, the browser will limit how often a website’s ...

Opening a tab in the background simply means that you won’t auto-switch to the newly opened tab. Instead, you’ll stay on the ...

We all know just how much CPU and especially RAM that Chrome can eat up, but Google promises that Chrome 57's background tabs will be limited to an average CPU load of just 1%, on a single CPU core.

Google has begun to throttle some background tabs in Chrome as part of a plan to reduce its browser's impact on power consumption. Chrome 57 introduces the first phase of its plan, which ultimately ...

NEW YORK — You know that panicked feeling when you've got a zillion browser tabs open, and one of them starts blaring music? Google is about to put an end to that ...

If you use Chrome as your main browser, you’d be happy to hear that the latest version throttles background tabs to prolong battery life on your device. If you are like me and rely almost exclusively ...

Google’s latest upgrade to the Chrome browser began what will be a series of moves over the next several years to reduce the browser’s power consumption by limiting activity in background tabs.

Google on Tuesday announced it will begin throttling background tabs in Chrome using excessive power in an effort to prolong your device's battery life. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer ...