Microsoft shows how bad Chrome is for your laptop's battery

If you're a regular user of Google's Chrome browser then you're probably aware of the affect it has on your laptop battery life. Google has previously promised to improve battery life with Chrome, but most of the quick fixes haven't made a big difference yet. Microsoft has been busy conducting its own series of battery test experiments in the meantime, to prove what we already know: Chrome drains your battery.

Microsoft has created two tests to measure the power consumption by browsers. The first is a test in a lab-controlled environment measuring typical browsing behavior on popular sites, while the second experiment times how long streaming HD video lasts for. Unsurprisingly, Chrome lasts just 4 hours and 19 minutes on the streaming...

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