Chrome for OS X will soon go easier on your MacBook battery

Google Chrome users on Macs are getting a fix for the browser's biggest weakness: battery drain. The company announced it is updating its browser so that it sips, not guzzles, a Mac's battery when compared to the built-in browser, Safari.

Google has already made some changes to curb Chrome's battery appetite, according to a Google Plus post from Peter Kasting, Chrome's senior software engineer. The browser will now prioritize the current tab, as opposed to giving all tabs (like those in the background), equal priority