1. A method, comprising: authenticating a requesting user operating a requesting computing device to initiate a lost mode on a computing device, where the authenticating is performed over a communications network coupled to the requesting computing device and the computing device; sending a first command over the communications network to the computing device to initiate the lost mode on the computing device, where the lost mode includes locking the computing device or suppressing select functionality of the computing device; receiving, over the communications network, status data from the computing device, wherein the status data indicates at least a remaining battery life associated with the computing device; presenting the status data of the computing device on the requesting computing device, wherein the status data includes an estimated amount of remaining time until the computing device runs out of battery life; and sending a second command to the computing device to send status data less frequently based on the status data indicating the remaining battery life of the computing device.