This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s upcoming migration app for Android, Move to iOS. Apple As part of the preview for iOS 9, Apple has announced a smoother path for Android users wishing to make the jump to iOS. Related articles Everything Apple …

The Kindle Voyage (front) and its predecessor, the Kindle Paperwhite (rear). Amazon The Kindle Voyage Wi-Fi has officially landed in Australia this morning, available from today from Dick Smith’s online store for a retail price of AU$299. The most recent e-reader from Amazon, the biggest player in the market, the Voyage offers several upgrades over its predecessor, the Paperwhite. The …

Christian Holz You may one day be able to unlock your smartphone by holding it against your ear instead of your finger. That is the goal of Bodyprint, an authentication system created by Yahoo Labs that turns a smartphone’s capacitive touchscreen into a biometric scanner. But because the scanning device is much larger than a fingerprint scanner, the system allows …

Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Experimenting with different flavours and techniques to produce something delicious can be as satisfying as sitting down and eating it — but if you don’t have the time to cook every night, it can quickly become just another chore. We’re not sure that Moley Robotics‘ solution would be appropriate for the time-poor working class, at least …

ACS Nano Options for a wearable, portable charging solution include a jacket with solar panels stuck on the back and shoes that collect kinetic energy — but a new type of fabric taps into something we usually find undesirable — static electricity. Created by a team led by materials scientist Sang-Woo Kim at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea, the material …

Soundbrenner There’s something rather comforting about the wind-up metronome, with its notched pendulum, pyramidal shape and hollow ticking, but it’s not without its limitations. Eventually it winds down and additionally, it’s not very portable. These shortcomings have been effectively circumvented with the advent of digital and smartphone app metronomes, but then there’s the third thing: the audible tick. Related articles …

Festo The family of animal robots created by German robotics company Festo is growing. As part of its Bionic Learning Network, the company has introduced two new robots: a swarm of ants that can operate cooperatively, and a butterfly robot that leverages the insect’s lightness. The ant robots — called BionicANTS — are not just inspired by the insect’s physical …

George Mason University Imagine if all you needed to put out fire was a subwoofer. It’s an idea that has been toyed with, theoretically, over the years — DARPA demonstrated an acoustic extinguisher in 2012, following prior experiments from other researchers. Now, for the first time, a handheld extinguisher exists that uses not foam, powder or water, but the waves …

Kyle Staebell Although initially subject to some mockery when first introduced, the larger-sized phone — 5.5 inches and above — is now par for the course. For better or for worse, big screens are here to stay. They do have their benefits — they wouldn’t have caught on if they didn’t — but they also bring their own issues. It’s …

Twitter has announced a new feature to simplify dealing with harassing tweets. In many countries around the world, this sort of harassment on social media is illegal — but if you’re going to report it to the authorities, police departments recommend that you collect and keep records of harassment, to give strength and credence to your case. Of course, responsibility …