Neowin News Feed for: Pop-up

Microsoft says its own Edge browser is more trustworthy than "so 2008" Google Chrome

Sayan Sen — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has been really trying to promote Edge amongst people so that it can gain more regular users. There are now funny pop-ups when trying to download Google Chrome on Edge, and a lot more. Read more...

The Glass Room will teach Londoners scary things about data

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:54:02 +0000

The Glass Room pop-up store, a collaboration between Mozilla and Tactical Technology, will be in London showing people disturbing details about how data is sourced and used by large companies today. Read more...

Google to crack down on mobile websites using intrusive pop-ups

Justin Luna — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 09:24:02 +0000

As a move to provide better search results for users, Google is modifying its mobile search algorithm. It will now give a low ranking to websites which use invasive pop-up elements. Read more...

Gmail expands pop-up UI to everyone, kills old compose interface

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 08:09:10 +0000

The new pop-up compose interface for Gmail is now being pushed to everyone and the option to revert to the old UI is no longer available, even though users have mixed feelings about the new design. Read more...

IE Pop-Up Spoof Won't Get Patched

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:00:26 +0000

Microsoft does not plan to update Internet Explorer to prevent a spoofing attack that could trick users into giving out personal information to hackers. In the attack, JavaScript is used to display... Read more...

TiVo Pop-Up Ads Raise Consumer Concerns

Sun, 28 Nov 2004 03:55:31 +0000

Digital video recording pioneer TiVo Inc. has long promised "TV Your Way." But the company's plans for pop-up ads and restrictions on copying have sparked worries that the service may be eroding consumer control in... Read more...

FTC Settles Case Involving Windows Pop-Up Ads

Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:20:15 +0000

Yesterday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Squared Solutions reached an agreement regarding Squared Solutions business practices. Squared Solutions used Microsoft's Windows Messenger to sell pop-up blocking software to consumers (which would show... Read more...

Software Company to End Pop-Up Ad Deluge

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:55:54 +0000

A San Diego company has agreed to stop bombarding computer users with Internet pop-up ads to advertise its ad-blocking software, avoiding a court battle with the Federal Trade Commission. D Squared Solutions... Read more...

Pop-up program reads keystrokes, steals passwords

Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:36:08 +0000

Today security researchers have discovered a new malware that affects Internet Explorer. This new malware targets bank customer's information. This program copies keystrokes to steal user's passwords from over 50 target online banking... Read more...

Pop-up technology improves

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 07 Jun 2004 08:48:06 +0000

WRITERS OF pop-up ad code are getting more effective at stopping the blockers. According to news.com, Google's tool bar, which was confidently touted as a firewall against pop-ups has been tunnelled under by... Read more...

Microsoft Takes Aim at Pesky Pop-Up Web Ads

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 21:06:02 +0000

Those mosquito-like "pop-up" and "pop-under" Web advertisements could be headed for rapid extinction after Microsoft Corp. decided to phase them out across its MSN Internet units around the globe by summer. The software giant said... Read more...

Pop-Up Stopper Professional 1.6.1002

Wed, 07 Jan 2004 14:35:53 +0000

Pop-Up Stopper Professional is the latest in Panicware's award-winning pop-up ad-blocking product line. The only product to provide native support for AOL, MSN, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera, SBC Yahoo, CompuServe, WMConnect, Juno, NetZero, Mozilla all... Read more...

Pop-up provider suffers legal setback

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 09:46:41 +0000

A company that delivers pop-up ads has been barred from targeting visitors to a particular site. A US district court judge recently barred WhenU from delivering pop-up advertisements to some Net visitors, going against decisions... Read more...

Judge OKs Internet Company's Pop-Up Ads

Tue, 16 Dec 2003 05:17:36 +0000

A federal judge ruled Monday that a California company can send "pop-up" Internet ads that regulators have called "high-tech extortion"—at least until the matter is decided at trial. U.S. District Judge Andre Davis said there... Read more...

New IE may burst pop-up bubble

Mon, 24 Nov 2003 19:28:41 +0000

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 match: Microsoft. ... Read more...

Pop-Up Stopper Companion 4.0.1000

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:48:56 +0000

Pop-Up Stopper Companion provides the ultimate in pop-up and pop-under ad-blocking technology in an integrated, easy-to-use Internet Explorer toolbar. Panicware's top of the line product features their most advanced ad-blocking, cleaning and surfing enhancement technology.... Read more...

AOL Allowing Users to Block Pop-Up Ads

Wed, 12 Mar 2003 08:53:51 +0000

Once derided for flurries of pop-up advertisements, America Online says it will soon offer its customers the ability to banish the litter of unsolicited windows that appear atop and underneath its Web pages. AOL Web... Read more...

Pop-Up Stopper v3.0 Free Edition

Tom Warren — Tue, 04 Feb 2003 00:24:43 +0000

Panicware would like to proudly announce version 3.0 of our popular Pop-Up Stopper Free Edition. This all new version blocks pop-up and pop-under ads in Internet Explorer and Netscape. As an added... Read more...

Pop-up Stopper Professional 1.0

Fri, 17 Jan 2003 15:57:18 +0000

Thanks GwaRGuITaR. Pop-Up Stopper Professional is the latest in Panicware's award-winning pop-up ad blocking product line. The only product to provide native support for AOL, MSN, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera, Yahoo SBC all in one... Read more...

Netscape 7.01 Released with Pop-up Blocker

Marcel Klum — Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:43:34 +0000

Thanks mintll for posting this in our back page area. Netscape has updated its flagship browser to version 7.01. This latest release is based on Mozilla 1.0.2 and combines several bug fixes with... Read more...

Earthlink software helps banish pop-up ads

Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:31:30 +0000

EarthLink arsenal for luring away subscribers from its online rivals (Microsoft's MSN and AOL) includes a $10 million marketing campaign and new access software that will block pop-up ads, one of the most frequently... Read more...

Gator sued over pop-up ads

Steven Parker — Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:18:10 +0000

Thanks exit exit for this.. A group of publishers this week sued the Gator online advertising network in a bid to bar the company from serving pop-up ads on their Web sites without their permission.... Read more...

Spyware Pop-Up Ad with a Twist

Wed, 08 May 2002 10:30:26 +0000

Thanks MxxCon for the heads up on this one. Salon.com is running a story about a pop-up ad campaign that puts those X-10 adverts to shame. A company named IntelliTech Web Solutions developed a pop... Read more...

Web surfers brace for pop-up downloads

Mon, 08 Apr 2002 11:43:45 +0000

Web surfers who thought online advertisements were becoming increasing obtrusive may be dismayed about a new tactic: pop-up downloads. In recent weeks, some software makers have enlisted Web site operators to entice... Read more...

Are pop-up ads allowed on Google? NO!

Thu, 31 Jan 2002 01:54:09 +0000

I saw this from a link on PlanetNexiz, thanks PM5K... Better late than never... ;) Google does not allow pop-up ads of any kind on our site. We find them annoying.... Read more...

Pop-Up Stopper Pro v1.2

Steven Parker — Sun, 23 Dec 2001 20:15:21 +0000

My personal favorite Pop-Up Stopper has been updated to v1.2 which is more compatible with Windows XP It now uses the same colors as IE seemlessly intergrating much better into your IE Toolbar! Pop-Up Stopper... Read more...

Pop-Up Stopper Pro 1.0

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 20 Nov 2001 12:58:02 +0000

Pop-Up Stopper Pro will stop Internet Explorer pop-up windows with this handy browser toolbar for Internet Explorer. Pop-Up Stopper Pro provides pop-up and pop-under blocking technology in an easy to use Internet Explorer toolbar that... Read more...

Pop-Up Stopper 2.6

Steven Parker — Mon, 22 Oct 2001 22:48:53 +0000

Thanks E.lo for this one, Pop-Up Stopper 2.6 incorporates support for Netscape 4.x and a new pop-up control mode for Internet Explorer which allows links in emails and web pages to be followed uninterrupted. ... Read more...