Chrome 45 eats less, runs faster, saves energy
by from Techreport on (#KE1W)
Chrome version 45 is out the door, and you could say it's found a new focus in life. It's ditching its old ways of gobbling up as much RAM as it can. Instead, it's doing its best to shed weight and save energy.
To fulfill these goals, Chrome developers have taken three steps. First, the browser's JavaScript garbage collection has gotten some aggressive tuning . Chrome will detect and take advantage of idle processing time in a webpage to clear previously-used memory, all while actually improving responsiveness. ...