Microsoft plans to add pop-up blocking features to Internet Explorer next year as part of its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP, a move that would go far toward stamping out the Web advertisements.

Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its ...

Last week we looked at third-party add-ons to Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer to stop (or at least greatly reduce) spam and pop-ups (see editorial link below). Now we’ll consider replacing ...