{"id":224801,"date":"2016-06-23T10:54:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T10:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=224801"},"modified":"2016-06-23T10:54:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T10:54:18","slug":"opera-hits-back-at-microsoft-over-browser-battery-life-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/opera-hits-back-at-microsoft-over-browser-battery-life-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera hits back at Microsoft over browser battery life tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, Microsoft showed that its Edge browser consumed less battery life on laptops than rivals like Chrome, Opera and Firefox.<\/p>\n<p>The company claimed to get between 36 and 53 percent more battery life with Edge in its comparison test. 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