Chrome update lets you disable annoying Flash videos from autoplaying

Google Chrome is arguably the most popular web browser, but it kills laptops' battery life and requires a great deal of memory to run.

Google is making a significant change that might help in that department.

An update, which is now in beta, disables Flash ads from autoplaying when you load a page. Users can chose if they want to disable all content from autoplaying or if they want to only autoplay content which is "central" to a webpage, like video. If Chrome accidentally pauses something you wanted to see, just click on it to play. Read more...