Free App Remotely Wipes, Secures, Recovers Android Phones

Lost phones are a disaster, not just because you can no longer make calls, but also because you've lost your contacts and other data.

WaveSecure, currently free for Android phones (and available for Symbian and Windows Mobile models), offers a panoply of lost-phone assistance. (Note: The site is very slow to load right now, but keep trying.)

The app lets you remotely lock, locate, and, if necessary, wipe the contacts, text messages, and other sensitive data on your phone. (Even better, you can download the data before erasing it.) Take a look:

As you can see, WaveSecure also provides backup capabilities you can leverage before your phone goes missing (which, hopefully, it won't).

You can get WaveSecure and a free lifetime account if you sign up before January 31. Sounds like a no-brainer for Android users -- and a should-consider for the Symbian/WinMo crowd. [via Lifehacker]