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While I’m on the topic of cell phones, I’m really excited that Facebook actually added a blackberry application. I’m both a huge Blackberry fan and an avid Facebook user. So this is really great news.

I’ve been feeling a little left out since Facebook released an Iphone version. Don’t get me wrong, the mobile web interface works great and is highly usable. Way better than trying to access MySpace on a mobile phone. But the new Facebook app is a lot better. If you have a blackberry, just navigate to the Facebook mobile page to download the application.

Even better news, is that Facebook is adding an entire mobile platform API. So we should begin seeing Facebook applications for other mobile platforms as well.

It seems that the French government has decided that Blackberrys are a security risk, and has banned their use by government officials. The reason is that all of Blackberry’s servers reside in the US and the UK. The French government claims that having the servers on foreign soil is a security risk because sensitive government data is passing through them. Unfortunately the ban hasn’t been working very well so far. Reports are coming in that many French officials are still using their Blackberrys in secret. The claim is that the French government has not given them a usable alternative.

BBC News: Blackberry ban for French elite via Engadget