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Released: January 20, 2011
T-Mobile app blocks drivers from texting, calling & tracks kids
Source: Tiffany Hsu, L.A.Times (Free Registration)
T-Mobile USA Inc. is planning to help parents keep track of their kids -– by shutting down teens’ phones while they drive and pinpointing their location at all times.
Pairing with Location Labs, the wireless service provider launched its DriveSmart Plus application on Wednesday to prevent texting and calling on the road.
Subscribers with Android smart phones who opt-in to DriveSmart can have the devices automatically disabled when they’re in a moving car. Incoming calls are sent directly to voicemail, and the system sends a text to the caller.
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