Some Google Chrome extensions may keep your browser awake even when the browser is closed or minimized. This could slow down your computer, increase memory usage, and eat up your battery. Here's how ...

Many applications attempt to run in the background even when they aren't currently in use. This might be to enable functionality such as email checks or virus scans, or because an app needs to update ...

The default white background of the Google Chrome New Tab page isn't all that inspiring, but you can customize the background image and accent colors to your liking. You can change the Chrome ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chrome isn't the most energy efficient browser around, but Google has been working hard to make things better. The latest improvement focuses on background tabs, which are now said to use less power.

One of our favorite features to the plain Google Search homepage back in the day was changing the background wallpaper on Google, but that was discontinued in late 2012 for a more streamlined ...