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Phone Arena
6 days ago
- Business
- Phone Arena
You can now do something with your iPad Apple used to warn against
Apple is officially broadening its Self Service Repair Program to include iPads, giving users access to genuine parts and tools to fix their own tablets at home. Originally launched in April 2022 as a DIY repair initiative for iPhones, the Self Service Repair Program has since grown to include Macs. Now, starting May 29 , Apple is adding select iPads to the list — marking the first time users can attempt home repairs on the company's tablets. Welcome to right-to-repair, iPad. | Image credit — PhoneArena Users can now order official Apple parts, tools, and manuals for supported iPad models through the Self Service Repair Store. The program currently covers components such as batteries, displays, cameras, and charging ports. Customers also have access to troubleshooting resources and guided repair sessions to assist with the launch, eligible iPads include : iPad Air (M2 and newer) iPad Pro (M4) iPad mini (A17 Pro) iPad (A16) As with iPhone and Mac repairs, users must return the replaced 'core' part to Apple to receive credit toward their purchase, which is an effort to encourage recycling and reduce waste. With this addition, the Self Service Repair Program now supports a total of 65 Apple devices across multiple product lines. Apple positions the program as a way for customers to extend the life of their hardware while maintaining high standards for safety, privacy, and Naumann, Apple's Vice President of AppleCare, said:To me, this is a sign that Apple will continue to expand the Self Service Repair program gradually with time, embracing the right-to-repair movement even more in the future. The process still isn't particularly cheap or simple, and for many users, going to a Genius Bar can still make more sense. But for those who are comfortable with a toolkit and appreciate having the choice, this is a win. Next up — Canada Right alongside the iPad rollout, Apple also announced that Self Service Repair will arrive in Canada later this summer. That will bring the total number of countries to 34. While most users are still likely to rely on Apple Stores and authorized service providers for major repairs, this update gives tech-savvy customers an official route to fix their iPads at home—without voiding warranties or resorting to third-party components.
Forbes
6 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Save Money, Make Your iPad Last Longer: New Apple Self-Repair Service Available
You can now fix issues with your iPad yourself, Apple announced, as its Self Service Repair option will shortly be available for the iPad, meaning 65 Apple products can now be repaired by customers as well as Apple, for instance, for out-of-warranty repairs. Apple's iPads are now available for self-repair. Brian Naumann, Apple's vice president of AppleCare made the announcement on May 28. 'At Apple, our goal is to create the world's greatest products that last as long as possible. With today's announcement, we're excited to expand our repair services to more customers, enabling them to further extend the life of their products — all without compromising safety, security, or privacy,' Naumann said. The iPad has been a durable gadget since day one. Famously, the British Airways all-business-class flights between London and New York used personal first-generation iPads instead of seatback screens. The iPads lasted almost a decade and still looked great at the end. But over the years, a new battery could be needed. Or maybe you've cracked the screen or damaged the camera, butterfingers. If you're a dab hand at fixing stuff, you can now use the Self Service Repair to sort these problems yourself. The system offers access to the same repair manuals, genuine Apple parts and tools that Apple uses in its stores. There are Apple Diagnostics troubleshooting sessions and rental toolkits available so you can tackle the issue, or take it to an independent repair business which doesn't have a direct service relationship with Apple. Components available also include external charging ports and the service is initially available for iPad Air (M2 and later), iPad Pro (M4), iPad mini (A17 Pro), and iPad (A16). The service, which arrived in 2022, supports 65 Apple products when the iPads join the roster, from Thursday May 29. It's available in the U.S. and Europe, and will come to Canada this summer.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
End of the ‘yeet': the standing power throw is out as new Army fitness test goes ‘sex-neutral' for combat jobs
The Army announced two major changes to its fitness standards Monday: soldiers in 21 combat jobs will have to pass a gender-neutral test, while the standing power throw — occasionally called the 'yeet' event — will be thrown out for all soldiers. The move rebrands the Army Combat Fitness Test as the Army Fitness Test and will become the service's 'test of record' starting June 1. The test, which is semi-annual for active duty and annual for National Guard and Reserve soldiers, will carry over five events: the three-repetition maximum deadlift, hand-release push-ups, the sprint-drag-carry, plank, and a two-mile run. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, men and women will have to meet the same requirements if they are assigned to any of 21 combat-focused military occupational specialties, though the final required scores were not released Monday. The new 'sex neutral' fitness requirements will apply to soldiers and officers in the infantry, special forces, artillery, armor, cavalry, mortarmen, and combat engineers. 'For those 21 MOSes, they will all be graded on the male scale, so it will be sex neutral,' Command Sgt. Maj. JoAnn Naumann told Task & Purpose. 'The passing score for most people will be a 300 with a minimum of 60 in every event. For those in those 21 specialties, the passing score will be 350 with a minimum of 60 in every event.' For soldiers in non-combat MOSes, there will continue to be separate minimum scores for men and women. 'Really no significant change for that population right now, until we see what that new scorecard looks like,' Command Sgt. Maj. Stephanie Carl said. 'Even that, we're still not expecting drastic changes to it.' Army officials are still working through changes to the test scores that evaluators use to grade soldiers during each of the events. The Army expects to release scorecard changes in the coming weeks. Naumann said soldiers in the 21 combat-focused MOSes can reference the current scorecard to get a basic idea of what the requirements will look like and 'if they have to start training a little harder at something, then they'd at least know approximately where it will be.' Using the current score card, changes are not as dramatically different, depending on the event. For example, soldiers across all age groups have to get a minimum of 10 push-ups to pass that event. For the plank, each age group has the same time requirement for both men and women. To pass the deadlift event with 60 points, women 17 to 21 years old previously had to deadlift 120 pounds, but under the new standard, they would have to lift 140 pounds. For the sprint-drag-carry event, women in that age group would have to complete the event in under two minutes, 28 seconds instead of three minutes, 15 seconds. Those minimum and maximum passing scores may change with the new scorecards. 'The one thing that's definite is no standard will be lowered,' Naumann said. 'The minimum passing standard for any age group, sex, anything like that, will not go down.' On Jan. 1, 2026, the 'combat standard' for the 21 MOSes on active duty will go into effect. But until then, all soldiers will still be considered passing with the 60-point minimum in every event and a total score of 300. For combat soldiers in the National Guard and Army Reserve, the new standards go into effect June 1, 2026. 'I think that it will give every soldier, particularly in those 21 MOSes where everyone is going to have the same standard, it will give them the confidence in themselves and in each other that they're meeting the requirements that they have the fitness necessary to be in those physically demanding fields,' Naumann said. If combat soldiers don't get a score of 350 after their second test attempt, they would be forced to reclassify into a new job based on the 'needs of the Army at that time,' Carl said. The changes come after the test became a political battleground centered around the question of whether the military's fitness requirements are or should be different for men and women. The topic was reignited by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth who vowed during his confirmation hearing to review 'standards' in a 'gender-neutral way.' However, changes to the Army's fitness test have been underway for the last year and a half because of directives mandated by Congress. The fiscal year 2024 national defense bill required the Army to implement 'increased minimum fitness standards' to its fitness test and specified the 20 combat MOSes it applied to. The Army added the Special Forces warrant officer to make it 21. 'Just like I wouldn't put someone with a low test score on their ASVAB into a cyber job because there's a certain level of intelligence that we assume is necessary to do that job, there's a certain level of fitness that's necessary to do certain jobs,' Naumann said. 'It's about being a fit force that's ready to fight.' In 2022, the Army Combat Fitness Test replaced the decades-old Army Physical Fitness Test with a six-event test designed to be closer to the physical fitness needs of combat and to decrease the rate of musculoskeletal injuries. Authors from a March 2022 RAND Corporation assessment said that more data was needed to provide that ACFT events could 'predict both combat task performance and injury rates.' Soldiers will no longer have to complete the standing power throw event in which they had two chances to throw a 10-pound medicine ball backwards over their head for the greatest distance. Carl said it was taken out of the test because studies showed that the throw had the greatest risk of injury. Carl also said that the service couldn't 'scientifically validate' the event as a measure of power because a soldier's height and technique could influence the 'strength of your power.' Political arguments centered around women and the Army's fitness test go back to the birth of the ACFT. It became the Army's 'test of record' in 2022, two years later than the service originally expected. Implementation plans for the ACFT plan prompted lawmaker fights in 2020 about the now-defunct leg tuck event and by 2023 senators even proposed that the service throw out the test entirely and revert back to the APFT. An early version of the ACFT held male and female soldiers to the same physical fitness standards, regardless of age. In 2019, initial testing showed that 84% of women who took the test had failed while men across 11 of 63 battalions had a 70% pass rate. The test trials prompted criticism from the Service Women's Action Network, which called the Army's implementation 'rash' because 'too many otherwise qualified soldiers are failing elements of the test.' The March 2022 RAND assessment of ACFT data found that even among the best-performing MOSes, nearly one-third of women did not pass. RAND authors said that the pass/fail policies would heavily fall on women in the Army and require the service to 'decide whether it is willing to accept the impacts that current pass rates will have on the force.' Naumann said she doesn't think the test changes will have a major impact on retention. 'I don't think we're going to suddenly see drastic changes in failure rates. There's always been some people who fail whether through personal choice or just in ability to get there. I don't think that we're going to suddenly see mass amounts of retention problems,' she said. 'I would argue people want to be in organizations that have high standards.' The political debate over fitness standards for women have continued under Hegseth, who has come under fire for his comments about women in combat that he made before taking the role of defense secretary. In his book, Hegseth wrote that 'women cannot physically meet the same standards as men' and on the Shawn Ryan podcast he said, 'I'm straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn't made us more effective.' Hegseth has since attributed previous remarks as part of his concerns over different standards for men and women. In a March memo, Hegseth called for a review of physical fitness, body composition, and grooming standards across the military branches. Later that month, he directed the military services to develop 'sex-neutral' physical standards for service members in combat arms jobs. As part of the order, the branches were directed to 'develop comprehensive plans to distinguish combat arms occupations from non-combat arms occupations,' which could vary for each service but in the Army generally pertains to infantry, artillery, armor, cavalry, and special operations forces. Naumann said the fitness test changes 'fall in line' with those directives but 'it's not a result of that.' Top enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command fired amid investigation The Marine in one of the most famous recruiting commercials is now in Congress 75th Ranger Regiment wins 2025 Best Ranger Competition Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer reenlists in Marine Reserve Air Force pilots get a new way to pee at 30,000 feet
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Cougar Softball swept by Huskies
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (USF) – Sioux Falls (21-21, 9-11 NSIC) came up short in a home doubleheader against St. Cloud State (34-11, 12-4 NSIC) on Saturday at Bowden Field. Despite out-hitting the Huskies in Game One and a strong start from Alannah Naumann, USF dropped a close 9-4 contest before falling 10-1 in Game Two. The Cougars racked up 12 hits and stayed close behind a three-hit effort from Naumann, but a four-run seventh by SCSU proved to be the difference. Key Performers: : 3-for-4, 2 doubles, triple, RBI, run scored : 2-for-3, 2 RBI, run scored : 2-for-3, run scored : 2-for-4 (L, 6-7): 6.2 IP, 9 H, 8 ER, 4 BB, 3 K USF put up two runs in the fifth and added another in the seventh on Naumann's RBI double, but SCSU's timely hitting and a big final frame sealed the outcome. St. Cloud State scored five in the first and never looked back, limiting USF to three hits in a six-inning game. Key Performers: : 2-for-3, run scored : 1-for-2, double : 6.0 IP, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K in relief The Cougars opened with a first-inning run after an error and bunt, but SCSU responded with 10 runs over six frames. Emma Eickhoff, the Huskies' ace, held USF in check to remain unbeaten on the season. Sioux Falls (21-21, 9-11 NSIC) continues conference play tomorrow against Minnesota Duluth at 12pm and 2pm during their Strikeout Cancer event at the Sanford Diamonds. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Pope Francis appoints next Archbishop in KCK after church leader retires
A new archbishop will replace Joseph F. Naumann as the spiritual father and shepherd of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, church leaders announced this week. Pope Francis appointed Most Reverend Shawn McKnight to lead the archdiocese after Naumann's mandatory retirement at the age of 75. According to church officials, McKnight will serve as the fifth archbishop and 12th bishop of the archdiocese. Archbishop-designate McKnight currently serves as bishop in Jefferson City. He was born in Wichita and ordained a priest for the Diocese of Wichita in May 1994. McKnight earned a doctorate degree in sacred theology in 2001 at the Pontifical Athenaeum of St. Anselm in Rome. He taught graduate courses in liturgy, homiletics and dogma for some time before returning to pastoral ministry. McKnight will be installed as archbishop at a Mass of Installation on May 27, according to Marissa Easter, a spokeswoman for the archdiocese. In a statement this week, McKnight said he is grateful to serve in Kansas City, Kansas, and urged the church to help celebrate Naumann's retirement. 'It is with great enthusiasm that I begin this new chapter of my ministry, eager to meet the people, clergy, and religious who make this local Church so vibrant,' McKnight said in the statement. 'I come with an open heart, ready to listen, to learn, and to walk alongside you as together we proclaim the joy of the Gospel.' 'My prayer is that we continue to grow as a synodal and missionary Church, reaching out to all with compassion and hope,' McKnight said. 'Please know of my prayers for you, and I humbly ask for yours as we embark on this journey of faith together.' Naumann led the archdiocese during a period marked by allegations and lawsuits involving priest sexual abuse of minors. In 2019, the archdiocese released the names of 22 priests in its files who it said had substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of minors made against them in the past 75 years. 'Each name on this list represents a grave human tragedy,' Naumann said at the time. 'Each name represents a betrayal of trust and a violation of the innocent … What was done to victims by those who were called to be spiritual fathers is cause for great shame. On behalf of the church, I apologize to each victim and pledge our commitment to do all that we can to assist with your healing.' The list was compiled after a review of about 1,080 clergy files dating back more than 75 years, the archdiocese said. The review was conducted by the Chicago office of the Husch Blackwell law firm. Today, the list contains 27 names. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests said Tuesday that McKnight's track record on priest sex abuse 'hasn't been as bad as many bishops.' 'But overall, he has taken few significant steps to protect the vulnerable,' said David Clohessy, SNAP's former national director, in an email to The Star. 'Like so many Catholic officials, he still refuses to 'come clean' about all of the abuses and cover ups in his Jeff City diocese.' Naumann, Clohessy said, 'was even worse.' 'Even now, he didn't warn parents when he let an accused child molester run a local Catholic school where he's still the principal today,' he said. 'He also refuses to provide a thorough, detailed list of 'credibly accused' child molesting clerics, splitting hairs to minimize the number of predator priests who are or were in the archdiocese.' Naumann was ordained a priest in 1975. He served in the Archdiocese of St. Louis as a pro-life coordinator and as a vicar general. In 1997, he was ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis. Naumann became administrator of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in 2003, and was appointed as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas in 2005. He served the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as chairman of the Pro-Life Committee from 2018 to 2021 and continues to be a consultant. He also served on the Bishop's Advisory Group for Eucharistic Revival. Naumann was chair of the Kansas Catholic Conference and co-chair of the Religious Alliance Against Pornography. He is on the board of the National Committee for the Human Life Amendment and the Catholic Benefits Association. He also is on the board of trustees for Kenrick-Glennon Seminary and Conception Seminary. Last month, Naumann filed a lawsuit against Satanists who held a Black Mass at the Kansas Capitol. The lawsuit was settled after a Satanic Grotto founder proved he purchased a communion wafer online and didn't get it through illicit means, as the lawsuit alleged. The lawsuit inspired a counter protest by Kansas Catholics and led to a bipartisan Kansas House resolution in March denouncing the ritual as 'an explicit act of anti-Catholic bigotry and an affront to all Christians.' On April 3, Naumann held a Mass in honor of Father Raj 'Arul' Balaswamy Carasala of Saints Peter and Paul Parish, who was shot and killed in broad daylight. In a statement this week, Naumann said he is grateful for his time in ministry at the archdiocese and congratulated McKnight on his appointment. 'I am deeply grateful for the privilege of serving as Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas for over 20 years — it has been a true personal blessing,' Naumann said. 'I'm especially proud of the progress we've made in building a culture of evangelization, strengthening marriage and family life, and living the works of mercy.' 'McKnight brings many gifts — keen intellect, deep faith, and a great love for the Church,' Naumann said. 'With his theological expertise, seminary experience, and national service in clergy and vocations, he is well-prepared to shepherd this Archdiocese.' The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas encompasses 12,500 miles in northeast Kansas, serving more than 120,000 Catholics in 21 counties. The archdiocese was established in 1850 as the Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains. It became the Diocese of Leavenworth in 1877, was transferred to Kansas City in Kansas in 1947 and elevated to an Archdiocese in 1952.
