PlanB - a futuristic anti theft app for Android

If you ever lose
your phone and don't have a
contingency plan in place, you
can remotely install Plan B on
your phone and locate it
instantly. We've featured a few ways
to find your lost or stolen phone, but they all require that you set up the system
beforehand. Plan B, on the
other hand, lets you remotely
install it using the Android Market Web interface and immediately sends you the
phone's coordinates after it
does. You don't need to
configure it, create an account,
or do anything else—-its
location will just show up in your Gmail. It'll track your
phone for 10 minutes,
emailing you updates if it
moves, after which you can
just text the word "Locate" to
your phone to track it again. For some phones, it can even
turn on GPS if it's turned off
(though it'll need an internet
connection if you're installing
the app remotely). It doesn't have any of the
data wiping or other mobile
security that something like Prey would, but if you never installed a security app to
begin with, it's a good second
plan of attack in finding your
phone. Plan B is a free
download for Android 2.0 and
up.

Plan B