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The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

This week's Tech Watch includes news about crazy new gadgets and handy new ways to get news and keep track of what's going on.

opinion

Porn in Your Pocket

The promise of cellphone porn has been a pipedream in the U.S. — until the iPhone came along. Usually behind the times in adopting new technology, American consumers have flocked to Apple’s mobile device like a horny teenager to a brothel offering freebies.

Porn in Your Pocket ·

Canadian Government Green Lights Porn Cable Channel

In a move that could be perceived as making the government a de facto partner in the production of adult entertainment, Canada has issued a license to an Alberta-based producer of amateur content to develop a pay-TV porn channel.

opinion

Polish Your Site in an Afternoon

One of the most important things you can do as a web developer is to ensure that your site is user friendly.

Laura James ·

Survey: Parents More Concerned About Video Games Than Online Porn

A recent survey by What They Say, an online parental guide to video games, found that a majority of respondents were more concerned about their children playing video games such as Grand Theft Auto than they were about them being exposed to online porn.

trends

Your Laptop is an Open Book

WARNING: Persons entering into the U.S. are subject to random searches of the contents of their laptop computers and portable storage devices. Government agents may open and inspect each and every file on your computer if they wish.

Gregory A. Piccionelli ·

Opinionated: Turning Tricks

Not to be outdone by their predecessors, the latest crop of sex-revenue engineers is already off the charts, in terms of advancing the affiliate business model to evolve with the times.

opinion

Turning Tricks

Not to be outdone by their porn predecessors, the latest crop of sex-revenue engineers is already off the charts, in terms of advancing the affiliate business model to evolve with the times.

Tom Hymes ·

Student Petitions for Canadian National Sex Day

A young Canadian computer science student has started a Facebook campaign to make Aug. 21 National Sex Day in Canada, during which people should skip work and stay home to "practice" the art of love.

ACLU Attacks FCC

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), along with a variety of other groups, has issued a statement to the U.S. Supreme Court, claiming that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacks the authority to regulate non-obscene speech.

California's 25% Porn Tax Defeated

Assembly Bill 2914, which would have imposed a 25 percent excise tax on adult products and productions, has died in committee.

trends

The New Face of Amateur Porn

The amateur pornography marketplace has changed dramatically over the past few years and now contains a serious, hidden danger that could spell trouble for all of us — whether you're into amateur porn or not.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up

The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.

The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

A virus alert tops this week's Tech Watch, along with previews of new startups and gadgets from around the worlds of science and technology.

Karen Fletcher Sentenced on Obscenity Charges

"Red Rose" website owner Karen Fletcher was sentenced today after pleading guilty to six counts of distributing obscenity online.

opinion

ABCs of BDSM

In order to familiarize our readership with some of the more obscure proclivities of the fetish and BDSM communities, we've published this glossary of commonly used terms. Think of it as the ABCs of BDSM.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

L.I. ISP Signs on to Block CP Sites, Newsgroups

Cablevision, the largest Internet service provider on Long Island, yesterday announced that it will immediately work to block consumer access to child pornography websites and newsgroups that contain child pornography.

Kafka's Porn Stash Revealed by Scholar

Franz Kafka's legacy is a gift that keeps on giving, as evidenced by a recent discovery of pornographic journals subscribed to by the great German writer. Author James Hawes found the journals by accident while doing unrelated research in the British Library in London and the Bodleian in Oxford.

Court Rules in Favor of New Cablevision Recorder

A ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the limitations for Internet Service Provider (ISP) in copying and storing copyrighted content on behalf of subscribers is being hailed as far-reaching and important, though it will likely be appealed by Hollywood producers.

Sri Lanka Blocks Internet Porn

Sri Lanka's president has issued an order to its Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) to immediately begin blocking access to adult entertainment websites.