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<strong>YNOT</strong> – Botnets, malicious applications and social networking malware are among the major threats to look out for in 2010, according to BitDefender. The security software developer also predicts cybercriminals will target operating systems, mobile devices and enterprise technologies such as cloud computing. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Since Dec. 9, when the Chinese government began offering bounties of as much as 10,000 yuan (about $1,500) to citizens who report pornographic websites, authorities have removed from the Chinese web 13,175 sites containing “obscene” adult content, according to the official news service Xinhua. Of those, 3,015 were reported by surfers; the remaining 10,160 were uncovered by screening efforts headed by the China Internet Network Information Center, Xinhua reported Tuesday. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Canadian border agents have refused to permit a gay watersports DVD to cross the border. Canada Border Services Agency deemed San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios’ <i>Piss Off</i> “obscene,” saying the adult title glorifies acts that are “degrading and dehumanizing, with a risk of substantial harm.” (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – It may not carry the cachet of <i>People</i> magazine’s annual “Sexiest Man Alive” award, but tech-culture e-zine Wired’s annual “Sexiest Geek” title confers bragging rights all the same. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Porn parodies have captured consumers’ imagination like little else, and the trend shows no signs of slowing. Hustler’s latest entry in the field bypasses classic television and movies and goes straight for the jugular of contemporary pop culture by casting gossip-rag faves Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston in a Hollywood diva death match. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – A German man has claimed that he has cracked the encryption technology used to protect most of the world's cell phone calls from snooping. Karsten Nohl said he was simply trying to expose the weaknesses in cell phone security methods when he posted the crack of the algorithm G.S.M, which was published in 1988 and provides security for about 80% of the world's cell phone calls. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Recent international surveys have indicated web users in India are the most avid searchers for the word “sex.” That should surprise few, considering one of the country’s proudest contributions to world literature is the <i>Kama Sutra</i>. Long considered one of the penultimate works documenting carnal techniques, the <i>Kama Sutra</i> is believed to have been written in the second century CE. The best-known English translation arose in 1883. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Adult companies and personalities will be working together during the Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE) in Las Vegas next month to help raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research. The means will be a special fundraiser titled "Breasts and Bondage" that will take place on Thursday, January 7th at the Erotic Heritage Museum. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> -- Video Secrets has announced that it plans to run special promotional offers on New Years Eve and New Years Day, promos that are geared towards rewarding the performers who generate the most sales each hour while also increasing the incentives for consumers to buy cam time. The promo will run for 24 hours and will start on Thursday and run into Friday, and the company expects the added incentives to increase sales for affiliates. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Sal Sodano, cinematographer, sound engineer and co-founder of the video-on-demand website <a href=http://www.midnightvideos.com/ target=new>MidnightVideos.com</a>, died Tuesday of complications from lung cancer and emphysema. He was 72. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – A punctuation mark could mean disaster for the thousands of web and intranet servers running Microsoft’s Internet Information Services, a researcher warned on Christmas Day. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on Friday sentenced four Vietnamese men to spend from 15 months to two years in prison after they pleaded guilty to “disseminating depraved material” online. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on Friday sentenced four Vietnamese men to spend from 15 months to two years in prison after they pleaded guilty to “disseminating depraved material” online. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – As many as 80 percent of the violent criminals in one Chinese prison descended into a hell of their own making after becoming addicted to online games, according to a documentary aired on the country’s state-run China Central Television. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Just in time for 2010, owners of erotic photo and video website David-Nudes.com have announced an all new site design that focuses on delivering the company's message that "it's all about quality." The new site features a solid black background with clean and simple fonts and high quality image and video samples, plus a massive increase in high definition video content for subscribers. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Comcast has agreed to pay $16 million US dollars to settle a two year old class action lawsuit that claimed the company deceived its customers by throttling down its service for those who used P2P file-sharing networks. Comcast has not admitted any wrongdoing in settling the case. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – It just got a little easier to sell your video clips on Clips.com. The site has added a new feature that allows content sellers the option of having a 20 second sample flash video automatically created for each clip they upload to their stores. (More)

<strong>YNOT</a> – After working in web-based adult entertainment since about the turn of the century, when Wayne M. and Greg H. set out to establish their own pay site during the summer of 2008, they knew they needed to find an underserved niche in the world of online porn. Fortunately, they also knew from experience that one of their own fascinations was difficult to satisfy with current market resources: camel toes. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Evidently “reality TV” can get a bit too real, at least in Australia. Based on public outcry over alleged explicit sexuality and rough treatment of contestants on the hit-but-now-defunct show <i>Big Brother</i>, the government’s television watchdog has instituted new rules that require broadcasters to justify as essential any nudity, sexual content and “off-color” humor to which viewers take exception. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – In another blow to Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies, hackers from Israel and the United States have cracked the code for Amazon.com's eBook reader Kindle. That means it's now possible for eBooks that are coded in Amazon's proprietary format to be converted to the open Mobi format for viewing on other devices. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – The next generation in interactive robotic companions — according to their developer, the first “specially engineered to completely gratify their owners and fully equipped to carry a conversation or have an intimate encounter” — are expected to make an appearance at <a href=http://adultentertainmentexpo.com/ target=new>AVN’s Adult Entertainment Expo</a> Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – In her new memoir, <i>Sinner Takes All</i>, Tera Patrick took a few pages to diss soon-to-be-ex-husband Evan Seinfeld for, she claims, choosing a porn career over her. Now Seinfeld is firing back. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Here’s a shocker: Most porn star marriages, like most marriages in Hollywood, don’t last. Ask Tera Patrick, whose new memoir, <i>Sinner Takes All</i>, lays the blame for the breakup of her seven-year marriage to rocker-cum-adult industry performer Evan Seinfeld on him choosing porn over her. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – If you have a whole bunch of Microsoft Word documents on your computer that are saved in the current default .docx format, your next version of Microsoft's popular word processor might not be able to open them. That's because an appeals court ruled that Microsoft Word 2007 infringes on a patent held by a small Canadian company, i4i Inc. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Evan Seinfeld, Chief Executive Officer of Teravision and Iron Cross Entertainment, has launched a new venture he said will help companies and individuals within the adult entertainment sector monetize their intellectual property and turn “star power into bankable household names.” (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> -- Last week it was reported that the Internext version of the Players Ball signed rap star Warren G, and the popular event would take place at the Rain nightclub at the Palms Hotel & Casino on January 10th. That's the same venue for Internext itself, but one day prior to the start of the expo. It now seems that the plan could change, however, as event promoter D-Money told YNOT.com that the Rain is making things difficult. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> -- As we head towards the end of another calendar year, it's traditional to look ahead to the future with at least some measure of unapologetic optimism. The pending New Year celebration provides an opportunity to spend at least some time trying to visualize the next year, because visualization is the first step in not only artistic pursuits, but also in business. First we visualize, then we work to make that vision a reality. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Many retail stores are using exclusive product offerings to lure in holiday shoppers, and online adult retailer Adult Video Universe is no different in that regard. The online store has announced that it has partnered with adult video production company Zero Tolerance on a special video release titled "MILF Squad," a kind of greatest moments collection of the studio's "10 best MILF scenes." (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Fans of the Player's Ball will be happy to hear that the legendary event will be returning to Vegas for Internet Expo, and promoter D-Money has announced that popular recording star Warren G has signed on to headline the event. The show will take place on January 10th at the Rain nightclub at the Palms Hotel and Casino. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – A mainstream television and film actress has sued an adult dating agency with a remarkably similar name, claiming the website’s promotion of marital infidelity is harming the actress’ reputation and public image. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – National A1 Internet is readying a new sex-toy affiliate program. Expected to launch Jan. 7 during AVN’s Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, ToySales.com will provide affiliates with opportunities to capitalize on what a National A1 spokesman called “one of the fastest growing businesses in the United States: the retail sale of sex toys and adult sexual health products.” (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Encouraged by last week’s <a href=http://www.ynot.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=news_article&sid=51154 target=new>preemptive move</a> to convince California legislators the adult entertainment industry is dedicated to protecting workers’ health without CalOSHA’s interference, the Free Speech Coalition is moving forward to formalize an industry-wide blood-borne pathogen plan. As part of the process, FSC seeks input about the draft plan from industry insiders. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Encouraged by last week’s <a href=http://www.ynot.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=news_article&sid=51154 target=new>preemptive move</a> to convince California legislators the adult entertainment industry is dedicated to protecting workers’ health without CalOSHA’s interference, the Free Speech Coalition is moving forward to formalize an industry-wide bloodborne pathogen plan. As part of the process, FSC seeks input about the draft plan from industry insiders. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Traditionally the holiday season is a time when people and companies are inspired to make the lives of those around them a little brighter. In that spirit, gay adult affiliate program zBUCKz will donate 100 percent of the revenues it earns on Christmas Day to amfAR, a global AIDS research charity. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Porn tycoon Larry Flynt’s good name is safe from alleged tarnish now that a federal jury has determined Flynt’s nephews violated a trademark when they founded their own company under the family moniker. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Brisbane, Australia-based Neostrata Ltd., parent company of gay adult affiliate program <a href=http://www.hunkmoney.com/ target=new>HunkMoney</a> has acquired former competitor <a href=http://www.britishbucks.com/ target=new>BritishBucks</a>, the programs announced Wednesday. The deal includes all marketing operations and BritishBucks’ complete portfolio of pay sites. (More)

Just a few hours ago, I returned with a huge smile on my face from Lone Star Pornutopia III in Houston, which was attended by some very famous porn stars (see the link to "Invited Stars" at www.QuestParty.com). Here's an inside look from my personal perspective at some of the happenings, including some of the sex, during the four days and four nights we were in Houston. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – When a Christian group in Los Angeles organized a series of prayer events for its small number of members, it clearly chose the language of war even while choosing only non-violent activities. The group, called "Strike LA," organizes what it calls "strikes" on various sections of the Los Angeles community that it has decided are sinful and morally corrupt. The latest target was, of course, the adult entertainment industry – and according to the "Christian Post," as many as "dozens" of people descended on their chosen target, the Playboy Mansion, for a round of really aggressive praying. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – Mobile advertising network Adultmoda has launched what it believes to be the world’s first adult ad units for applications designed to run on Google’s Android operating system. To celebrate, Adultmoda will pay all new developer affiliates 100-percent commissions during their first 30 days as publishers in the system. The 100-percent payout offer will be available until the end of February. (More)

<strong>YNOT</strong> – A gay adult performer’s death was captured on videotape early Friday morning as sheriff’s deputies attempted to arrest him pursuant to an assault complaint. (More)