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Bogotá, EFE
These are the main technological news of the week in America:
1. GOOGLE FINE
Google sentenced to 4,343 million euros for Android
The European Commission has imposed a Google fine on Google of 4,343 million euros for illegal practices with its trademark system. Exploiting for Android Mobile Phones to Strengthen the Domain of Your Search Engine Brussels alleges that Google required that manufacturers preinstall their Google Search browser and Chrome for the license of their store's Play Store apps.
2. New Crysis ransomware campaign detected in Latin America
ESET, the Slovak cybersecurity company, has detected a new crysis ransomware campaign, affecting mainly Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Peru. Crysis figured in the top 5 most detected ransomware in Latin America in 2017 and caused significant data loss to several companies. This time, attackers take advantage of emails containing malicious attachments.
3. FACIAL RECOGNITION
Microsoft calls the US Congress regular facial recognition
Microsoft President Bradford L. Smith asked the US Congress to study to regulate the controversial facial recognition technology that the companies like yours already market. The executive pointed out that it is "more reasonable" than "elected" governments and not companies regulate this practice used to identify people on photos or videos without the need for their consent.
4. NETFLIX USERS
Netflix added only 5.15 million users in the second quarter
The Netflix digital video platform announced that in the second quarter of 2018, she added 5.15 million subscribers figure that was very far from its estimate for the last three months, which is expected to add 6.2 million users. The company published its results for the first half of 2018, in which it won $ 674.5 million or 176.7% more than in the previous one.
5. ONLINE TRANSMISSION
Walmart plans to enter the industry of "streaming"
The US chain store Walmart plans to enter the "streaming" sector through a new service which would occupy to compete with other sector companies such as Netflix or Amazon. According to The Information, Walmart believes it can offer a cheaper audiovisual content platform than Netflix or Amazon Prime Video . HUAWEI NEWS
Huawei presents Turbo GPU, an update for the "gamers"
The mobile manufacturer Huawei has introduced Turbo GPU, an innovative processing technology that promises to increase the capacity of mobile phones graphics as video games. This enhancement will be part of an EMUI update and will allow users to benefit from a considerable improvement in the performance of their devices.
DIRECTV SERIES
Direct TV publishes series on football in 4K UHD
The TV operator DirectTV has launched its new fiction series "Todo por el juego", the first distributed in 4K UHD and based on the novel "Football is not like that" written by the president of the Spanish Professional Football League, Javier Tebas. The production, of 8 episodes of 50 minutes, will also be available in HD and for streaming mobile phones.
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