7 top sex-related tech stories of 2012

Often times in the world of technology and innovation we stumble upon news that's a bit out of our comfort zone, but still worth covering. This is never more true that when technology intersects with sex.

Google’s decision to block explicit images is a huge win for Bing & Search.xxx

Google has modified its popular image search to block many explicit pictures, a move that could be a huge win for competing search engines.

.XXX was just the beginning — get ready for 1934 new top level domains

Microsoft wants .docs, .windows, and .xbox. Amazon -- and 12 other applicants -- wants .app. Seven different companies want .love.

Search.xxx launches to make your porn browsing ‘easier’ & ‘safer’

ICM Registry, the company behind the .xxx domain, has launched a new search engine called Search.xxx that intends to make looking for online adult entertainment safer and easier to access.

PETA’s new .XXX site is really, really, not that sexy

Animal rights organization PETA launched its .XXX domain website Tuesday. The site combines traditional porn and shocking images of animal cruelty, ready to turn you on and then make you feel guilty (so, really no different than any other porn …

PETA launching its own porn site, peta.xxx

No animals were harmed in the making of this pornographic website. In the wake of new top-level domain option .xxx’s release, animal-rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) announced today it is launching its own .xxx site …

Floodgates open for .XXX domains, ushers in new era of Internet porn

After a decade-long battle, adult entertainment sites today can start bidding for their own .xxx top-level domain, which will make porn sites easier to find for lonely souls.

Today marks the beginning of the domain’s “sunrise” period, a 50-day long …

XXX sites win web domain approval

The internet’s governing body has approved the new .xxx domain for porn web sites.

After a decade-long review process, the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) decided to grant final approval for the domain proposal …