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

Google originally planned to start throttling background tabs in Chrome 56, but due to some concerns it would break a large amount of web pages, it was put off.

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 ...

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

Internet security expert publishes first evidence that Iran uses internet throttling to prevent the spread of information during periods of public unrest ...