Canon has released new firmware, version 1.0.6, for the EOS-1Ds Mark III, the companys $8,000 21.1-megapixel flagship SLR camera.

The update improves the reliability of communication with some CompactFlash cardsس and زfixes a phenomenon involving color cast and vertical lines appearing in images,س the company said on the firmware download website.

Yahoo Strikes Latin America

Yahoo is partnering with America Movil, a leading wireless service provider in Latin America, on mobile search services.

Under the deal, Yahooصs oneSearch will be the default mobile search service for America Movilصs wireless carriersص portals and the portals will have prominent links to Yahooصs mobile web properties. Yahoo also will be deploying localized language versions of oneSearch for each region.

Yahoo oneSearch offers a quick way for mobile users to get their search results, as well as access to news, financial information, weather conditions and other information.

In October, Yahoo announced a mobile search and ad partnership with another big Latin America provider, Spainصs Telefonica.

Facebook Disturbs U.K. Politician

A British Parliament member had his Facebook account suspended this week after the social-networking site decided he wasnصt real.

Steve Webb, of the Liberal Democrats, tried to log on Monday but received a message saying his account had been disabled following complaints he didnصt exist.

The news was particularly disconcerting for the 42-year-old because not only has he been a Member of Parliament for 10 years but he is also a keen promoter of online networking.

"I sent them an e-mail asking what the problem was and got a response a day later saying they had concluded that my profile was a fake, that I wasnصt really Steve Webb, said Webb.

"I was essentially accused of impersonating a member of Parliament.

Within a few hours friends set up a Facebook group called زSteve Webb is real! which attracted more than 200 members, and he and others contacted people who worked at the site.

A few hours later he received an apology and his profile was reactivated.