PROVO, Utah – Does doing business in a squeaky-clean state improve the reputation of a sleazy industry, particularly if the sleazy industry points an accusing finger at a presumptively even sleazier industry?Possibly, if the state is Utah, the sleazy industry is quick-cash loans...

NEW YORK – When two beautiful women quarrel, the squabble is sure to catch the attention of the public. In the case of a recent war of words between two members of New York City’s fashion scene, however, that squabble could have an impact on whether anonymous bloggers can...

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Apple on Friday responded to an inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission by offering information about why it had pulled an iPhone application developed by Google. According to Apple, the Google Voice app interfered with the core...

PLAYA DEL REY, Calif. – In the adult entertainment industry there are two kinds of businesses – those that operate internally like mainstream companies, and those that pretend to be real companies but really consist of some guy on a PC in his bedroom. For companies that...

PLAYA DEL REY, Calif. – In the adult entertainment industry there are two kinds of businesses – those that operate internally like mainstream companies, and those that pretend to be real companies but really consist of some guy on a PC in his bedroom. For companies that...

CUPERTINO, Calif. – Forty-eight percent of the sites on Symantec’s “Dirtiest Websites of Summer 2009” list offer pornographic content, the company disclosed this week. However, it’s not smut that classifies the sites as “dirty” — it’s the presence of drive-by Trojans, viruses,...

CYBERSPACE – Porn spammers have created hundreds, maybe thousands, of bogus profiles and are following other users at random on Twitter in an apparent attempt to scam users out of membership fees at best; credit card and personal info that can be sold at worst, according to...

HOLLYWOOD, CA – Give a group of kinky fetish fans their own adult-friendly venue, toss in some high profile adult industry sponsors, hot porn stars and plenty of dance music, and what you get is “Fetish Nation,” a successful night of ill-mannered frivolities that took place...

EL DORADO, Kan. – The man accused of killing a Kansas college student who led a double life as an internet porn model pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. Israel Mireles, 26, is charged with capital murder, rape and aggravated criminal sodomy in the death of Emily Sander, 18.Sander,...

CYBERSPACE – It’s the economy, stupid. When it comes to love or money, most women will take the money during these trying financial times, according to a national survey conducted by AOL’s Shortcuts.com and AllYou.com.The poll, which surveyed 5,300 adult women and 600 men,...