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   The insanely popular game Flappy Bird will be deleted from Apple's App Store and Android's Marketplace because the creator "cannot take this anymore".    The creator, who is reportedly making $50k a day from his game, wants to return back to his normal life. The news that Flappy Bird will be taken down came in a form of a Tweet by the creator.    Be sure to download Flappy Bird now before it is too late. Download on iTunes  -  Download on Android UPDATE: FLAPPY BIRD HAS OFFICALLY BEEN TAKEN DOWN FROM ALL APP STORES

   After a tough week for investors, the stock market finds hope on Friday.    S&P 500 closed today 1,797.02, a 1.33% increase. Dow closes at 15,794.08, a little over 1% increase. Finally, Nasdaq closed at 4,125.86, a nearly 2% increase.    Hopefully these numbers will stay positive during next week.

    THERE IS A SECRET TO FLAPPY BIRD    If your phone has survived the endless punishment you gave it after downloading the game Flappy Bird, you are in luck.     Flappy Bird is easy once you get the hang of it. Once I figured out the secret to survival in Flappy Bird, I was flapping away double digit scores on every single run.  Check out the review of Flappy Bird here.    Get as low as possible Don't do this. If you want to last for longer than 2 points, you need to get low. Enter each of the two pipes at the lowest point possible. Flap up at the last moment before you hit the lower pipe. Once you figure out how to time these jumps, you will get mega high scores. Don't over-flap it If you get nervous and start flapping like crazy, you are going to lose. Just relax, take a deep breath, and flap. In the words of my 4th grade Karate instructor, "Your mind is more powerful than your [thumb]."  Just chill out A...

   Shares for the massive social networking site Twitter have fallen more than 17%.     User growth for the site has been shrinking and the number of active users are also tumbling, which is why many believe the stock price is falling. 

   Justin Bieber admitted to smoking marijuana on his airplane on Friday, and the flyer of his airplane filed a report saying Bieber was "extremely abusive" to the flight attendant.    The pilots of the airplane were forced to put on oxygen masks during the flight, as the airplane was so thick with marijuana smoke. Bieber was asked several times to stop smoking pot, but Bieber continued anyway.    Police searched the airplane when it landed and found no marijuana, but they did find the cabin of the plane to be filled up with smoke.

   George Zimmerman is to fight black rapper DMX in a boxing match.    Zimmerman killed a young black man back in 2012 during his neighborhood watch duty. He won the case in court and did not serve any jail time for the murder. Zimmerman claimed it was self-defense.    This sparked a lot of controversy, especially in the African-American community. One of the people that it offended was rapper DMX.    DMX will box with Zimmerman, but it is currently unknown when and where the fight will take place.    DMX has been quoted in saying he will "beat his ass".

   Facebook turned 10 yesterday.    To celebrate, Facebook created a video that shows your personal history with the social network. It starts when you first joined Facebook, and shows you pictures and your top liked posts throughout the years.    You can watch the automatically generated video here .

   Before Philip Seymour Hoffman died, he was acting in the second Hunger Games movie, Mockingjay.    Filming for the movie will continue as normal, but there are a few scenes in the movie involving Hoffman's character that hasn't been filmed yet.    It is currently unknown how they will replace Hoffman in the scenes, but he could possibly be replaced by a lookalike or a digital CGI version of Hoffman.

   The value of the dollar falls, marking the lowest it has ever been in months.    The dollar went down more than two yen on Friday, making the dollar worth  ¥ 100.92 instead of  ¥ 102.06.

Paper Review Download for iOS here    Paper, the new app for iOS by Facebook, is a pretty way to browse your social news feed. Upon opening the app for the first time, you are shown a brief little video advertising the product followed by a Siri-like voice guiding you through the set up process.     Paper combines news, your Facebook feed, funny posts and more all in one app. It's a neat idea, and it works actually pretty well.      Display: Paper has a very modern feel to it. The posts are pretty, the design and animations are very fluid and I have not encountered any glitches so far.     Price: It's free (duh)     Functionality: Add Twitter to one of the catorgories I can browse (most likely will never happen) and this will be the first app I check every morning. It is truly amazing that Facebook designed such a sleek app that combines everything I constantly look at in one convenient app.     ...

   The stock market does not start the new month on a high note, with Dow Jones plummeting down more than 5%.    Investors are beginning to worry about the direction the market is going. With an addition to Dow, S&P 500 dropped down 2.3% at the end of the month and Nasdaq dropped down 2.6%

   Dylan Ferrow, famous actor Woody Allen's adopted daughter, accused Allen of sexually assaulting her when she was 7 years old in an open letter.    Ferrow describes the assault, saying Allen "told me to lay on my stomach and play with my brother's electric train set. Then he sexually assaulted me."    Woody found the story "untrue and disgraceful" and he will give a full response "very soon".

   You can watch the Super Bowl XLVIII for free on your smartphone or tablet using Fox's sports app "FOX SPORTS GO"    The app, which usually requires you to enter your cable provider, now lets any user with WiFi or a data plan watch the big game for free.  Download for iOS Download for Android

   Philip Seymour Hoffman, award winning actor known for his roles in "Boggie Nights" and "The Master" has died today from an apparent drug overdose according to reports from The New York Post.    Hoffman was found dead with a needle in his arm inside his NYC apartment earlier today.    More details as the story develops. Update: It has been confirmed that Hoffman has died from a drug overdose. He was found with a needle in his arm. 

   Kendrick Lamar, nominated for 7 awards at the Grammy Awards, won none.    One of the categories Lamar lost was best new artist, where rapper Macklemore won instead.    This sparked a large debate amongst fans who claim he should have won the award. Macklemore Instagramed a picture of a text he sent to Lamar saying he got robbed , and Kendrick responded via an interview with XXL magazine.    "It's well deserved; he did what he did, man," the humble rapper tells XXL. "Everything happens for a reason..."

iPad Air Buy on Amazon    This new iPad may be lighter, thinner and faster, but is it worth it's gigantic price tag?    The iPad Air is the newest iPad from Apple. It has a faster processor, prettier screen, lighter weight and a thinner body.    If you already have an iPad, then stop reading this review right now. Don't waste your money on the iPad Air as the difference between the last generation model and this one is very slim.     Apple claims the WiFi is 2x faster than the last generation, and I believe it. Everything about the Air just screams fast. It is all very smooth and responsive. The screen is extremely pretty; it is the best screen I have seen on a tablet so far. If you don't have an iPad already, then now is a good time to buy one. It is obviously the best iPad out there, but it might actually be the best tablet out there as well.     Hardware: The specs are very impressive. The iPad Air can run any app you ...

    AT&T have lowered prices for many of their data plans today.    Family data plans went down $10 today. If you wanted a family plan for four lines, then it will cost $160 instead of the normal $170.    The data is shared throughout the family. So if you are on the 10GB family plan with two lines and somebody already used 6 GB, then the other person can only use 4GB of data.