Dropping Adobe Flash boosts Apple's MacBook Air battery life by 2 hours
Apple has stopped bundling Adobe Flash on new Macs, ostensibly so users could obtain the latest, secure version themselves, but vastly increased battery life seems to be another leading reason.
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