Opera makes its browser even more power efficient with new battery saving modeOpera has implemented a power saving mode in its main desktop browser and is touted as the first to do so. The news will not affect those on a desktop PC, but laptop owners will be interested to learn about possible 50% savings in battery life when using Opera compared to earlier versions of the browser and Google's Chrome. This update is currently applied to the developer release of Opera.
Krystian Kolondra, SVP of Engineering at Opera commented on the announcement:
"It's extremely frustrating to run out of battery on your computer, whether you are out traveling, watching videos, or you have just left your charger behind. Our new power saving mode will nudge you when the laptop starts to consume battery, and, when enabled, it can increase the battery life by as much as 50%."
The company has been able to achieve battery savings by reducing activity in background tabs not currently in focus, adapting page-redrawing frequency and tuning video playback parameters. The mode will...
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Opera makes its browser even more power efficient with new battery saving mode
