IE8 beats Firefox, Safari, Opera & Chrome in battery life

September 13th, 2009

Seven years ago, the browser wars seemed all but ended. AOL bought out Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer dominated the market, and the era of browser-based exploits began. In 2003, Microsoft’s stranglehold on the browser market didn’t change much, but the Mozilla group began their efforts at an open-source alternative. [Read More...]

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Laptop Battery Usage & Optimization Guide.

August 30th, 2009

The power management technologies in Windows 7 provide platform and processor efficiencies that reduce power consumption and can help lower energy costs. It also provides a better user experience with longer battery life for specific scenarios. [Read More...]

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Power Management Improvements in Windows 7

April 24th, 2009

Microsoft has designed Windows 7 with a strong focus on reducing the overall power consumption by investing in key areas of the platform including performance optimizations, idle resource utilization, device power management, and key end-user scenarios. [Read More...]

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Get more battery life out of your laptop in Windows 7.

April 18th, 2009

Windows 7 has a hidden tool that examines your laptop’s power usage and gives you a report and suggestions on how you can improve the battery efficiency. [Read More...]

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