Sprint announces Drive First app to stop distracted driving, expects you to pay $2/month for it
March 23, 2011 No Comment
Driving whilst distracted is becoming enough of a problem for our various government agencies to start looking into ways to proactively prevent it, rather than just pass laws against it, but Sprint is being more proactive than most. It’s announced an app called Drive First, developed by Location Labs, which won’t be available until sometime in the third quarter. The app runs on Android and basically puts your phone into lock-down mode “when driving is detected,” automatically sending incoming calls to voicemail, auto-replying to texts that you’re unavailable, and preventing you from using much of any applications outside mainstream navigation fare. As always with these apps we’re not sure just how they’ll differentiate between driving and, say, sitting on a train, and we’re guessing they’ll be just as effective at locking out those riding shotgun, but for parents worrying about whether Junior is texting when he should be driving home from band practice it could be a good solution. That solution, however, will cost those ‘rents $2 per month — and certainly won’t earn them any love from their angsty teen. Continue reading Sprint announces Drive First app to stop distracted driving, expects you to pay $2/month for it Sprint announces Drive First app to stop distracted driving, expects you to pay $2/month for it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The first Republican presidential debate is about six weeks away. But where are the Republican presidential candidates? (March 23)
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Don’t give the queen a friendly hug and don’t tweet from the church. That’s just the start of the advice being offered to those attending Britain’s April 29 royal wedding. (March 24)
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Patients with a specific subtype of Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy have improved muscle function after 12 weeks of treatment with experimental drug PRO051, an early clinical study finds.
Continue reading …Japanese researchers have grown sperm in the laboratory for the first time, reports Nature . If the breakthrough with mice transfers to humans, it could open up IVF treatments for infertile men, notes the Guardian . Scientists created the sperm from the testicular tissue of mice and successfully produced a dozen baby…
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Once-daily Spiriva (tiotropium) may be more effective at reducing risk for exacerbations among people with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than Serevent (salmeterol), a new study shows.
Continue reading …Femto Forum publishes API specification for femtocell apps, places focus on ‘awareness information’
March 23, 2011 No Comment
As if the world needed one more association to keep up with, CTIA Wireless 2011 is delivering just that. The Femto Forum, which has done an excellent job remaining undercover of late, has just published an “industry-wide agreed set of API specifications” that will enable “advanced mobile applications based on femtocell technology.” Truth be told, the first apps based on the specifications have already been built, and their currently available to the femtocell community. The specifications are for network-based APIs, which will purportedly “allow operators to drive the development of femtocell-powered open access, enterprise and consumer applications,” and it’ll also provide awareness information in order to allow developers the opportunity to incorporate enhanced presence, context and location-sensitive features into new and existing apps. Granted, we’d care a lot more about those location-based apps if we could drag our 3G MicroCell to Panama to use it to make free calls whilst on vacation, but hey — maybe that’s the next logical step. Not that we’re much for passing along hints or anything. Femto Forum publishes API specification for femtocell apps, places focus on ‘awareness information’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Hugh Hefner is set to wed 24-year-old fiancee Crystal Harris in June, but she may have a squeeze on the side. In a bizarre tabloid twist, her alleged other lover is…Dr. Phil’s son. Harris and Jordan McGraw were spotted being extra cozy together at the ritzy Chateau Marmont in…
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Money Train-Sean Bell Highlights Featuring Wilson Chandler Amazing Chicago Bulls Detroit Pistons 1991 Playoffs ECF Game 3: Bulls keep their poise Amazing Isiah Thomas Assasin Mark Aguirre Collapses: Former NBA Player Hospitalized After … Former NBA star Mark Aguirre was hospitalized on Wednesday after collapsing in a fitness center near Plano, Texas, according to the Dallas Morning News. The 51-year-old reportedly became ill while running on a treadmill and fell off. Mark Aguirre Collapses: Former NBA Player Hospitalized After … Former NBA star Mark Aguirre was hospitalized on Wednesday after collapsing in a fitness center near Plano, Texas, according to the Dallas Morning News . The 51-year-old reportedly became ill while running on a treadmill and fell off. … Mark Aguirre Collapses: Former NBA Player Hospitalized After … Mark Aguirre Collapses: Former NBA Player Hospitalized After Falling Off Treadmill: Former NBA star Mark Aguirr… http://huff.to/f07auM Former NBA star Mark Aguirre was hospitalized on Wednesday after collapsing in a fitness center … NBA News: Mark Aguirre Collapses: Former NBA Player Hospitalized … Dallas Morning News Mark Aguirre Collapses: Former NBA Player Hospitalized After Falling Off Treadmill Huffington Post Former NBA star Mark Aguirre was hospitalized on Wednesday after collapsing in a fitness center near Plano, Texas, … Brainyloft / Mark Aguirre Collapses: Former NBA Player … Brainyloft / Former NBA star Mark Aguirre was hospitalized on Wednesday after collapsing in a fitness center near Plano, Texas, according to the Dallas Morning News . The 51-year-old reportedly became ill while running on a treadmill … johnniesports says: Mark Aguirre Collapses: Former NBA Player Hospitalized After …: Former NBA star Mark Aguirre was hospitalized … http://bit.ly/f1znbF
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