I found the best way is to force yourself by not using a GUI. I bought my first VPS a couple of years ago and started editing code on there (faster to compile than my laptop too). All dev work happens through SSH and screen to the box under my desk now, and it feels so much more productive.
There are plans for this[1] but it seems to be on/off - currently the RFC is 'accepted' - not sure when it's being introduced though (I believe there was a patch). It's certainly something I want, I come across this all the time.
I'm on Orange, UK - I can't find any of the related apps in the applications list and the Voodoo app says it isn't present. I'm yet to check LogCat myself.
However, I've not actually seen anyone directly say that it's US only but I haven't seen any Europeans claiming they have it either. I'm fairly certain it's only used on American carriers at the moment.
The author's post about it[1] sells it as a way to provide the media with a verified logo that you want them to use, however I think an easy-to-find 'press' page would have more of an impact. How automated are the authoring tools for news agencies?
I love the site - it actually feels like you're trying to help the user, rather than just providing a data collection tool (which I've found a lot in similar apps).
I wanted to let you know that the big green sign-up button on the homepage doesn't seem to do anything in Chrome. I had to register through Login -> Sign-up.