2012年11月6日星期二

Google updates Chrome browser with battery-saving feature


Google has released a Chrome browser revise with a capture on tape decoding enhancement with the aim of the company claims strength of character help users save battery life.

The countenance, to be had in favor of Chrome on Windows, cuts power consumption by executing capture on tape decoding on graphics handing out units as a substitute of on computers' CPUs, Google thought in the sphere of a blog stake. This is for the reason that dyed-in-the-wool graphics chips require much a lesser amount of power than computers' CPUs, resultant in the sphere of a 25 percent enlarge in the sphere of battery life in the sphere of Google tests.

"Now Chrome users on Windows strength of character experience longer battery life so they don't acquire cut out inedible while watching their favorite YouTube capture on tape on go over," wrote Ami Fischman, a Google software engineer.

This Chrome revise -- version 23 -- in addition gives users an option to throw a "do not track" application to websites and online services, although Google warned with the aim of this feature's effectiveness depends on how the sites and services discipline these desires.

"Google is working with others on a general way to respond to these desires in the sphere of the opportunity," Fischman wrote.

Chrome 23 in addition consolidates in the sphere of an icon subsequently to the URL a website's consent settings in favor of things like geolocation identification, pop up messages and camera-microphone access.

"Now, simply click on the page/lock icon subsequently to a website's take in hand in the sphere of the omnibox to see to it that a tilt of permissions and tug them the same as you hope for," Fischman wrote.

Security fixes include single with the aim of is not in the sphere of the Chrome browser apiece se, but more readily in the sphere of the way MacOS defends touching wild writes in the sphere of compromised graphics drivers. Google paid US$1,000 to the person who reported this bug, rated high-pitched, the second-highest rating behind analytical.

Google fixed 13 other security vulnerabilities, plus five rated high-pitched and seven rated mode, plus single in favor of which it paid a reward of $3,500.

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