Every week brings with it a deluge of new information, interesting stories, and just plain weird occurrences. Even the most dedicated news reader is bound to miss some unique news.
That's where we come in. Hits & Misses documents five of our most popular articles from throughout the week, and tosses in five other stories you definitely shouldn't miss. Here's what to check out this week:
Hits
1. New habitable planets seem to be discovered every week or so, but the latest has been found in an unlikely way: using Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.
2. We got our hands on the Samsung Galaxy S4 and discovered there's at least one feature Apple seriously needs to add to the iPhone. Read on to see what it is.
3. Wish the battery life on your phone was better? There's an app for that. We sifted through the Android's battery saver apps to recommend some of the best ones.
4. An "ice tsunami" is caught on video slowly but consistently damaging houses in Minnesota and Canada.
5. Google I/O was this week, and the low-key event had Google beat Apple to the punch at announcing a new streaming music service.
Misses
1. Is climate change "unsolvable?" We may be reaching a point where it is, according to a former NASA scientist.
2. They've traveled across continents to set up colonies. They drive out native inhabitants and destroy local populations as they spread across the land. They even ruin electrical equipment. They're "crazy ants," and no one knows how to stop them.
3. One of the most interesting things about video games is that the controller interface keeps changing. Now, Sifteo cubes are blending gaming with... Legos? They look pretty neat.
4. Hundreds of species of amphibians have gone extinct due to an unlikely cause: frog fungus.
5. Nokia is diversifying its Lumia line-up with the likes of the Lumia 521 - cheaper, budget friendly phones sporting Windows Phone. We went hands-on with one to see how it holds up.
