Chrome will soon throttle JavaScript timers in the background, so the browser uses significantly less power.

Google is tweaking its Chrome browser to make it faster and less battery-intensive – and soon it will start throttling background CPU-heavy tabs.

Google is reportedly experimenting with new features in Chrome, tacking in JavaScript throttling as a way to improve battery life. That’s based on a feature discovered in the latest test builds ...

Google Chrome's going to throttle background tabs in the quest for longer laptop battery life.