Sex Is Latest Cellphone Feature

The cellphone, which already plays music, sends and receives e-mail and takes pictures, is adding a steamier offering: pornography, according to The New York Times who looks into the future of this market in the US.

... "The major American cellular carriers have so far been adamant in their refusal to sell pornography from the same content menus on which they sell ring tones and video games. But there are signs that they may soften their stance.

The cellular industry's major trade group is drafting ratings for mobile content - akin to those for movies or video games - signaling that phones, too, will be a subject of viewer discretion.

At present, sales of pornography over mobile phones in this country amount to virtually nothing... Yankee Group, a research firm, estimates that by 2009, sales of pornography for phones will hit $196 million, still meager compared with a projected $1.2 billion for ring tones.

Picture from ohmobile.com - which offers pornographic images and plans to add video within the next month.

emily | 9:18 AM | SMS and Porn |
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