One good thing from the Flappy Birds crapp flap: It's a handy
'tech' media rating system  We'll just presume you have it
already  High performance access to file storage  Analysis So,
you're a Register reader and despite the fact that Flappy Bird
has been withdrawn from app stores, you know how to obtain it
for free on your phone in moments*.  So you're probably a bit
mystified by the all the headlines surrounding this. So are we –
so far we've confined ourselves to noting its withdrawal from
app stores, and the appearance of an open source remake. But
given the level of media madness now taking place, we thought we
might jump in on this subject and offer the episode as a handy
little test of whether a news outlet's (or a particular
journalist's) tech coverage is worth reading.  The Flappy Bird
'Tech' Media Test  A) Did the journalist or outlet assume that
you know you can still very easily get Flappy Bird, and barely
regard its withdrawal as news?  That source is reasonably
knowledgeable on technology matter