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• In Brazil, Footage of Spiders Showering the Skies
  In the Brazilian town of Santo Antônio da Platina, spiders known as Anelosimus eximius were shot by Erick Reis as they showered the sky. Marta Fischer, a local biologist, is quoted at G1 as saying (translated), “…They are usually in trees during the day and in the late afternoon and early evening construct a sort of sheet webs, each makes his and then they come together. The goal is to capture insects.” She also says this phenomenon is normal.
• Disruptions: Apple Is Said to Be Developing a Curved-Glass Smart Watch - NYTimes.com
  In its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Apple is experimenting with wristwatch-like devices made of curved glass, according to people familiar with the company’s explorations, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because they are not allowed to publicly discuss unreleased products. Such a watch would operate on Apple’s iOS platform, two people said, and stand apart from competitors based on the company’s understanding of how such glass can curve around the human body.
• Twitter quietly releases lolcat language option for all, kthxbai - The Next Web
  Twitter already had big search announcements on Wednesday and Thursday this week, so now it’s time for a little fun. The company has quietly turned on lolcats as a new language for the site.
• Christopher Dorner is first drone target on U.S. soil
  The fugitive has already killed three people, according to police, and has a $1 million bounty on his head. Dorner, who has military training, is believed to be hiding in the wilderness of California's San Bernardino Mountains, where locating him without air support may be all but impossible.
• Hold off updating your iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1, European carriers warn customers — Tech News and Analysis
  Vodafone UK and 3 Austria have told subscribers that they should avoid updating their iPhone 4S to the latest version of iOS, while Apple works on a fix for reported 3G connectivity problems.
• Flickr Privacy Bug Set Some Private Photos To Public
  A bug at Flickr caused some people to have their private photos opened to public view over the past three weeks. Flickr said the bug only impacted a small number of users and only photos uploaded from April to December 2012.
• BBC News - Facebook sued over 'like' button
  It is being sued by a patent-holding company acting on behalf of a dead Dutch programmer called Joannes Jozef Everardus van Der Meer.
• Pope Benedict to resign at the end of the month, Vatican says - CNN.com
  The spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI, surprised the world Monday by saying he will resign at the end of the month "because of advanced age."
• A Message from Tim Sweeney | Epic Games Community
  When former members of Big Huge Games approached Epic last year, we saw the opportunity to help a great group of people while putting them to work on a project that needed a team.  It was a bold initiative and the Impossible folks made a gallant effort, but ultimately it wasn’t working out for Epic.
• AOL Corporate disables meeting management via iPhones due to Apple iOS 6.1 bug | 9to5Mac
  AOL has informed its corporate employees that it has temporarily disabled the ability to manage meetings via mobile devices due to a bug with Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch iOS 6.1 operating system. We received an internal email from a source detailing the announcement from AOL CIO Michael Freker.
• iMadeFace for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store
  Have you sick of the same pattern of incoming-call pictures? It’s much better if you can draw him/her a comic one!Have you tired of taking yourself a photo and share it? Try self-portrait for some fresh air.The ones you love or the ones you hate, there’s always a way to create them an iconic look and make them really special.Millions of unique faces are generated from the facial feature elements database. And you also can make the faces into greeting cards by adding foreground phrases and background themes. Simply slide your fingers to select facial feature and change their colors. Or enjoy the random results by giving your devices a swing.
• The Diabetic Journal by Nial Giacomelli — Kickstarter
  An intelligent diabetic journal application for iPhone iPod that tracks your blood glucose levels, meals, activities and medication.
• Grammy Performances: Ziggy Marley, Bruno Mars, Sting and Rihanna Pay Tribute to Bob Marley - ABC News
  Sure, there were some awards handed out at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, but what everybody really tuned into the three-and-a-half-hour show for were the star-studded performances, including those “Grammy Moments” that you don’t get to see on any other award show.
• Fish Knife H-906 - Uline
  Fish knife has glow-in-the-dark skeleton.
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