We've all been there: you're starting up your computer at night, or in class, and you cringe in embarrassment as your computer's startup sound reverberates loudly through the room. Here's how to ...

The internet is bursting out video and audio advertisements, making you feel like you are standing in one noisy marketplace. And when you are working on several tabs in one time, it can be perplexing ...

Unusual times prompt unusual occurrences. A friend was watching a science museum presentation and the presenter was flustered because of a recurring loud sound. They ultimately tracked it down: a tab ...

Chrome: If you tend to bounce between a lot of different videos or sounds online, you know how much a pain it can be to have sound coming from multiple tabs. Smart Tab Mute ensures only one tab can ...

Now that video calls and conferences are becoming the norm for many and they’re happening from home in lots of cases, one of the challenges is finding a quiet spot to do them. Fortunately, there’s a ...

Pages with audio or video content, where the user is clearly accessing the page to listen and view that content, will not be affected. Google says it will mute all sites by default where the audio ...

If you’re the type of person who detests autoplaying video ads, Google’s Chrome browser provides some help. Chrome 66 provides several layers of automated and manual controls: autoplaying videos may ...