UPDATED: iPhone gets its first (and perhaps last) porn app

It was only a matter of time before we got some iPorn for our iPhones, and now we've got it thanks to "Hottest Girls," an app that recently added a truckload of topless photos to its mix of scantily clad models. But don't worry, parents—there's an easy way to keep your kids from getting an eyeful.

Update [1:30 p.m. EST]: VentureBeat is reporting that "Hottest Girls" has apparently been zapped from the iPhone App Store. Does this mean that adult apps are verboten on the iPhone? Another update [3 p.m. EST]: The developer of "Hottest Girls" now says that the app hasn't been pulled, but is merely "sold out" due to high server load; meanwhile, TechCrunch reports that more adult iPhone apps are starting to surface. Looks like it could be awhile before we get this all sorted out, so stay tuned.

The "17+"-rated app in question ($1.99, in case you're wondering) isn't actually all that new; in fact, the randy bloggers at Macenstein note that the application has been offering up hundreds of cheesecake photos (which you can browse, rate, and download) for some time now.

But the developers of "Hottest Girls" told Macenstein on Wednesday that they'd added "nude topless pics" to their app, making it the "first [iPhone] app to have nudity." Not exactly a "first man on the moon"-type milestone, I know, but still.

As for the pictures themselves, well ... I took a quick gander (the things I do for you people!), and we're only talking "Playboy"-level nudity, so there's nothing to panic about. (The images I've posted here are, obviously, the more modest ones.)

And hey—we're adults, it's a free country, and we've got the First Amendment, so if a grown-up iPhone user want to ogle naked women (or men, for that matter) over an app, they've got a perfect right to do so. (Now, should R-rated adult apps perhaps get their own restricted section in the App Store? Worth considering.)

OK, but what about the kids? Never fear, parental controls are here.

One of the new features in iPhone Software 3.0 is the addition of parental restrictions for applications (you can already block access to certain TV shows, movies, and music with explicit lyrics). So if you want to keep your young'uns from installing "17+"-rated apps like "Hottest Girls," here's what you do:

1. From the iPhone's main screen, tap Settings.
2. Now flick down and tap General, then Restriction.
3. If you don't have Restrictions turned on already, tap "Enable Restrictions" to do so.
4. You'll be prompted to create a four-digit numeric code, and you'll have to enter it twice for verification.
5. Scroll down the following screen, make sure the slider for "Installing Apps" is switched to "On," and then tap on "Apps" under "Allowed Content."
6. Set the level of restriction, which starts with "Don't allow apps" and then steps through the various ratings: 4+, 9+, 12+, 17+, or "Allow everything." It's safe to say that the "17+" rating will cover any "Hottest Girls"-type app.

So, think Apple should allow adult content in the App Store (and if so, would a restricted "red light disctrict" in the App Store be a good idea)? Satisfied with the iPhone's parental controls? Sound off below.

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And then there was porn [Macenstein]