Sprint App Disables Phone While DrivingPC Magazine - Sara Yin - 14 Sep, 2011We all know it's dangerous to text while driving, so why do cell phones still account for up to 25 percent of all car crashes every year? To combat distracted driving, Sprint has launched one of the most Draconian apps we've ever heard of: ... |
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Sprint and Location Labs create app to prevent distracted drivingZDNet (blog) - Ricardo Bilton - 14 Sep, 2011Summary: For $2 a month, parents can disable phone calls and alerts while their kids are behind the wheel. In the absence of self-control, sometimes technology has to step in. ... |
Sprint App Shuts Down Driver's PhoneNew York Times (blog) - Matt Richtel - Sep 12, 2011Smartphones have led to more distracted driving. They're also helping to mitigate it with a host of new apps aimed at shutting down a driver's device. Add Sprint to the list of companies offering such an app. On Monday, Sprint announced ... |
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Sprint introduces shut-up-and-drive appKansas City Star - Sep 12, 2011Need to stop Junior from texting and talking when those hands ought to have a 10-and-2 grasp on the steering wheel and those eyes need to be fixed on the road? Sprint has trotted out the latest app designed to discourage phones from distracting drivers ... |
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Sprint Drive First Application Helps Parents Combat Distracted DrivingMarketWatch (press release) - Sep 12, 2011OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sep 12, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Parents worry when their teenager is behind the wheel of a car. Sprint /quotes/zigman/240259/quotes/nls/s S -1.45% is helping ease the minds of parents by launching Sprint Drive First, ... |
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New Sprint App Prevents Texting and Talking While DrivingFleet GPS News (press release) - 14 Sep, 2011“I hear, almost daily, accounts of people who are injured while texting and driving,” said Dr. Angela Gardner, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Gardner said “It has stopped being an oddity when we hear that someone was texting ... |
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Sprint App Blocks Cell Phone Use While DrivingCars.com (blog) - Colin Bird - 14 Sep, 2011If you worry about your teen texting and driving or even talking on their cell phone and driving, Sprint has an application for you. Its Drive First app automatically locks out most smartphone functions while driving. The app kicks in at speeds over 10 ... |
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Sprint releases app that disables a drivers phoneDigitalJournal.com - Stephanie Medeiros - 14 Sep, 2011The app, available to Sprint customers with Android phones, would have their phones disabled while they are driving to prevent distracted driving. Bits blog for The New York Times reports on the new app, which will cost users ... |
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Sprint App Disables Texts, Calls While DrivingTechNewsDaily - Samantha Murphy - 14 Sep, 2011Sprint has unveiled a new smartphone app that prevents users from sending text messages and making or receiving phone calls while on the road to prevent distracted driving. ... |
Sprint rolls out distracted driving app for AndroidFiercemobilecontent - Jason Ankeny - 14 Sep, 2011Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) officially launched Drive First, a motorist safety application the operator first announced back in March. Developed by Location Labs, Sprint Drive First enables parents to configure their teens' mobile phones via the web--the ... |
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Sprint Drive First App Now Available For Android [Sprint Releases Drive First ...TFTS (blog) - Robert Nelson - 14 Sep, 2011It looks like Sprint and Location Labs have followed up on a previous promise " the Drive First app, which was announced back in late-March is now available for those using an Android smartphone. The app is available by way of the Android Market, ... |
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Sprint Smart Drive First App Helps Teens Focus on Driving, Not on PhonesGotta Be Mobile - Chuong Nguyen - Sep 13, 2011With national and state attention focused on driver safety and distracted driving, Sprint is doing its part with its Drive First app for Android phones that will help to re-focus the attention of young drivers to the road and away from their phones. ... |
Sprint keeps drivers safe too with its Drive First app/serviceIntoMobile - Dusan Belic - Sep 13, 2011About 10 days ago we told you about the AT&T DriveMode, the carrier's mobile app that makes sure drivers keep their hands behind the wheel. Now Sprint has launched a similar offering, which too starts to work when the phone detects any kind of movement ... |
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Sprint offers Drive First app to block phones while drivingTelecompaper (subscription) - Sep 13, 2011US-operator Sprint has launched Sprint Drive First, an application that automatically locks a mobile phone when a car is moving more than 10 mph, disabling phone functionality, directing incoming calls to voice mail, and silencing distracting alerts ... |
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Sprint wants to stop texting and driving with the Drive First Android appDroid Matters - Sep 12, 2011by Jonathan Radande September 12, 2011 2 Sprint is hoping to reduce the number of texting and driving related accidents with their new Drive First Android app. The app is designed to lock your phone and make it pretty much inoperable when you are ... |
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Sprint Launches App To Deter Distracted DrivingKMBC Kansas City - Sep 12, 2011The app, called Sprint Drive First, disables a phone when a car goes over 10 mph. The app silences alerts for emails and text messages. Calls roll to voice mail. If a driver is on the phone, the app will end the call and the screen on the phone will ... |
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Sprint Drive First app for a safer driving experienceUbergizmo - Edwin Kee - Sep 12, 2011Getting behind the wheel for the first time can be an exciting moment for many, and most of us would give our full concentration so that we don't bump into anything or anyone " and answering the phone or responding to a text message is the last thing ... |
Sprint unveils new smart phone app to combat distracted drivingConsumerReports.org - Sep 12, 2011Sprint is the latest cell-phone carrier to join in the fight against distracted driving by announcing a new app that disables smart phone functions while driving. Called Sprint Drive First, the app locks the phone when the car is moving over 10 mph and ... |
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Sprint Debuts 'Sprint Drive First' App to Alleviate Distracted DrivingAndroidGuys - Scott Webster - Sep 12, 2011Sprint announced a new application for their subscribers today which is designed to lessen distracted driving. Called Sprint Drive First, it automatically locks a phone once it's found to be going faster than 10 miles per hour. ... |
Sprint's Drive First app keeps drivers safe behind the wheelMobile Burn - Dan Seifert - Sep 12, 2011Sprint has announced a new app for smartphones that is designed to keep the phone out of the hands of drivers when they are behind the wheel. The Drive First app will automatically lock the phone when a vehicle is moving, preventing the use of the ... |
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Sprint's Drive First app lets parents lock-up phones of teens on the moveReal Time News, India - Trisha Thomas - Sep 12, 2011US wireless operator Sprint has just launched an application that may literally save a few lives. The application, currently launched for Sprint's Android phones and soon to be extended to others, automatically locks the phone when it is moved at more ... |
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Sprint Drive First app helps prevent distracted drivingWFMJ - 14 Sep, 2011High school football team stages amazing rally after learning of coach's death during halftime. Matt Horn reports More>> YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Stambaugh Auditorium turns 85 this year. More>> NASA expresses concern that satellite expected to fall to Earth ... |
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Sprint Combats Distracted Teen Driving With New Application For ParentsPhandroid.com - Chris Chavez - Sep 13, 2011Sprint is taking their customer safety to a whole new level with the release of their new custom “Drive First” application for all Android powered devices. In a press release today, Sprint talked more ... |
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Sprint Drive First Application Helps Parents Combat Distracted DrivingEON: Enhanced Online News (press release) - Sep 12, 2011OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Parents worry when their teenager is behind the wheel of a car. Sprint (NYSE: S) is helping ease the minds of parents by launching Sprint Drive First, a new application that automatically locks a mobile ... |
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