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Recomazing collects recommendations from Facebook friends. Recomazing An Australian start-up has set out to take on the world of fake online reviews, bogus accounts and customer comment bots with a new service that focuses on recommendations from friends. Launched out of Sydney start-up incubator Fishburners on Tuesday and tapping into Facebook’s existing social networks, Recomazing …

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Facebook sees a ‘dislike’ button in your future

Enlarge ImageThe “like” button has become synonymous with Facebook. Kim Kulish/Corbis Don’t like something on Facebook? Soon, there’ll be a button for that. The social-networking giant will test a new button that will expand the range of emotions users can express other than merely “liking” things. “Not every moment is a good moment,” said Facebook’s co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg …

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Enlarge ImageCamera Restricta is a clever hack will stop you from taking pictures at tourist traps. Philipp Schmitt Now that pictures of pretty much everything are available online, how many new shots of the Eiffel Tower do we really need? A new 3D-printed iPhone camera case — the Camera Restricta — will stop you from taking photos at traditional tourist …

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Rumored Huawei Nexus 6 comes into clearer focus with benchmark details

New benchmark scores surfacing this week help paint a clearer picture of the rumored Huawei Nexus 6 smartphone. Stemming from two separate sources — GeekBench and GFXBench — the hardware details give anxious Android fans a better idea of the performance that Huawei’s long-rumored first phone in the Nexus family will bring. Google will be hosting an event on September …

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Apple Watch scores high satisfaction marks in recent poll

Are you satisfied with your Apple Watch? Josh Miller/CNET Apple Watch owners are giving a strong thumb’s up to the wearable device, according to a new poll from 451 Research. Among 145 Apple Watch owners questioned, 54 percent said they’re “very satisfied” with the device, while 33 percent said they’re “somewhat satisfied” with it, resulting in a hefty 87 percent …

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