Cheer up, Merk! It's just a phone.

Yesterday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel went to CeBit, a German tech conference, where she tried a high-security version of the new BlackBerry:

That terrifying (and, er, perhaps a bit visually and historically... problematic?) eagle is the logo for Secusmart, a firm that makes security software for, among other things, BlackBerrys.

Image by Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters

Image by Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters

We eagerly await her full review.

Image by Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters