Through the New Yorker's profile Mark Zuckerberg, readers were able to get some insight into how Zuckerberg envisions Facebook playing an active role in people's lives. As Venkat mentioned, one of the main takeaways was Zuckerberg's desire to build a "Facebook layer" into devices. Following Zuckerberg's comments, it is not surprising that reports are surfacing that Facebook is working with the phone manufacturer INQ Mobile.
You can read PC Magazine's take on these reports here.
Through current Facebook mobile apps, users are already to link their phone's address book to Facebook (and take advantage of other features too), so it will be interesting to see what additional features the "Facebook layer" offers...assuming that the INQ reports are true.
Often, one can get a sense of likely future explorations inside a company by looking at job postings. Here's one that hints at what FB is thinking about mobile. Clearly, it needs to work with mobile companies.
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Facebook is seeking an experienced Partner Engineering, Mobile for our team focusing on our server-side products including SMS, m.facebook.com, touch.facebook.com, and 0.facebook.com. We lead the technical integration of Facebook’s technologies into our partner’s mobile products and services. Facebook’s Partner Engineering is a technology team dedicated to developing and managing the company’s largest and most strategic partnerships. We create solutions that satisfy partner’s business and product objectives and insure success on both sides of the relationship to build enduring long-term relationships with strategically important organizations. You will work cross functionally with marketing, product management, and engineering to help drive our partner strategy and engaging directly with some of the world's most influential mobile companies. The ideal candidate will have exceptional technical aptitude combined with savvy business skills and creativity to provide and guide our mobile product solutions for our partners.
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Sounds like drafted and crafted for a MS-MBA student to me..