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La herramienta de software Apple Diagnostics for Self Service Repair se lanzó en Europa el miércoles. Permite a quienes desean reparar su iPhone o Mac identificar piezas que pueden necesitar reparación.
Además, Apple anunció que los modelos de MacBook Air equipados con M3 lanzados en marzo de 2024 ahora forman parte del programa de reparación de autoservicio.
Reparación de iPhone y Mac en Europa: hazlo tú mismo con la nueva herramienta de diagnóstico de Apple
el Programa de reparación de autoservicio Esta es la respuesta de Apple a las críticas de los defensores del “derecho a reparar”. Ayuda a los usuarios a corregir los problemas más comunes de sus productos, como pantallas de iPhone rotas o baterías gastadas.
Apple Diagnostics for Self Service Repair es una parte relativamente nueva del programa y “brinda a los usuarios la misma capacidad que los proveedores de servicios autorizados de Apple y los proveedores de reparación independientes para probar productos para un rendimiento óptimo de las piezas, y ayuda… Identificar las piezas que pueden necesitar reparación“, según el fabricante de Mac.
después Lanzamiento en los Estados Unidos En diciembre de 2023, la herramienta de diagnóstico también estará disponible en 32 países europeos, incluidos el Reino Unido, Francia, Alemania y los Países Bajos. Además, está previsto que debute en Canadá en 2025. El programa funciona en 24 idiomas.
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Self Service Repair admite 42 productos Apple ahora que los nuevos modelos M3 MacBook Air están integrados; los Mac anteriores con tecnología M3 ya están incluidos. Cubre una amplia gama de modelos de iPhone, MacBook, Mac de escritorio y Studio Display. Sin embargo, no incluye ningún iPad, Apple TV o Apple Watch.
Si bien el programa está abierto a todos, Apple advierte que es mejor para “cualquier persona con experiencia en la reparación de dispositivos electrónicos”.
Allen Bard is widely regarded as the father of modern electrochemistry. During his prolific research career, including more than 60 years at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, Bard became a world-renowned innovator and researcher, pioneering diverse areas of electrochemistry and technologies that are widely used today.
Bard’s work on electrochemiluminescence — luminescence induced by a reaction involving the transfer of electrons — led to the commercialization of sensitive assays for biomarkers in clinical diagnostics. Bard also developed the first scanning electrochemical microscope, a tool that has proved invaluable for investigating materials for solar cells and batteries, as well as for probing cancer cells and tracking chemical reactions.
Born and raised in New York City, Bard studied chemistry at the City College of New York in 1955. He did his graduate studies (1955–58) at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, briefly under Nobel laureate Geoffrey Wilkinson, who specialized in organometallic compounds. Bard’s presence in Wilkinson’s laboratory when the group identified the structure of ferrocene — the most ubiquitous electrochemical standard in electrochemistry — was a harbinger of great things to come.
After Wilkinson left Harvard in 1955, Bard moved to James J. Lingane’s research group, where he completed his dissertation on the electrochemistry of tin. He also worked with chemist David Geske on early attempts to apply electrochemical methods to the study of reaction mechanisms. He was introduced to the electrochemistry of aprotic solvents (unlike water, they lack an acidic proton), in which highly reactive species can be generated that would otherwise be quenched by reactions with protons.
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Bard was subsequently hired as an instructor at UT Austin by Norman Hackerman, a chemist who specialized in electrochemical measurements of corrosion. In the 1960s, Bard and others established the important role of radical ions (ions that have an extra electron) in oxidation and reduction reactions of organic compounds. His group demonstrated that these species resulted from transfers of a single electron, a concept that was not generally accepted at the time. This work led Bard’s research into the area of electrogenerated chemiluminescence — in which species generated at electrodes form excited states that emit light.
Bard was a continual pioneer and rapid adapter of new electrochemical techniques. He developed many different approaches, including the rotating ring-disk electrode, used in hydrogen generation; alternating-current impedance methods for measuring fast electron transfer; and the use of digital simulations for analysing electrochemical processes. These methods provided fundamental insights into how electrons move (as a current) across interfaces and into solution as the electric potential (voltage) is varied.
From 1979 to the end of the 1990s, Bard developed the microscopic detection of electrochemical processes using piezoelectric motors, work that ultimately resulted in the development of scanning electrochemical microscopy. This technique can image electrochemical reactions on surfaces at scales from micrometres to nanometres. In collaboration with chemist Fu-Ren ‘Frank’ Fan, Bard used this form of microscopy to conduct the first electrochemical measurement of a single redox molecule, which for analytical chemists is the ultimate achievement at the limit of detection.
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Bard’s interests didn’t stop there. During the global oil crises of the 1970s, he was a pioneer of solar fuels — chemical energy sources produced using sunlight and stored for later use. He adapted the physics and materials science of metal–semiconductor junctions, or Schottky barriers, and applied electrochemical methods to split water molecules to release hydrogen, for example.
In the late 1970s, Bard’s group brought its techniques to the study of proteins and other biological molecules, including for processes such as the measurement of the electrochemical reduction of disulfide bonds in insulin and bovine serum albumin. This demonstrated the viability of protein electrochemistry, and such methods have since been used to study the movement of electrons in biological systems such as photosystem II and the fungal enzyme laccase in biofuel cells.
In 1980, Bard and his former PhD student Larry Faulkner penned the seminal textbook Electrochemical Methods, which will continue to inform generations of electrochemists. The latest, 3rd edition contains contributions from one of us (H.S.W.). Bard served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Chemical Society from 1982 to 2001.
Bard was of the ‘old school’ of researchers and was dedicated to deep fundamental investigations of select topics. Nonetheless, he was always on the lookout for new ideas, asking colleagues: “What’s the new science here?” He prized innovation, thoroughness and independent thought.
His vast and lasting academic legacy includes more than 1,000 research papers and more than 30 patents. Perhaps the greatest legacy lies in the people that Bard worked with and mentored. Over his almost 65 years at UT Austin, Bard supervised some 90 PhD students and collaborated with around 200 postdoctoral associates and many visiting scientists.
In 2002, on his receipt of the Priestley Award — the highest award of the American Chemical Society — Bard told Chemical Engineering News: “Whatever I’ve done as a scientist will be there for a while, but then fade away. The big names in science quickly become unknown. But through your students you maintain a presence in future generations, and they go on and on and on.” In this regard, Bard’s work is enshrined in the chemistry community, scientific literature and history books.
Apple has announced the expansion of its Self Service Repair program, which provides repair manuals and genuine Apple parts to consumers and independent repair shops. The program now covers iPhone 15 models and recent Macs powered by Apple’s new M2 chips. Apple also introduced a new diagnostic tool called Apple Diagnostics for Apple Self Service Repair.
Self Service Repair originally launched in April 2022 for the iPhone 12, 13, and third-generation SE. With the latest expansion, it now covers all iPhone 15 models, including the iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, and 15 Pro Max.
On the Mac side, Self Service Repair has added support for models powered by Apple’s new M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. This includes the high-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops, as well as the Mac mini, Mac Pro tower, and Mac Studio desktops. The less expensive MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 chips are not currently supported.
Apple has also expanded the do-it-yourself repair service to 24 additional European countries, including Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland. It’s now available in a total of 33 countries.
New Diagnostics Tool
Alongside the Self Service Repair expansion, Apple introduced Apple Diagnostics for the repair service. This is a new troubleshooting tool that provides the same diagnostic functionality used by Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers.
Apple Diagnostics allows users to run tests on device components like the battery, camera, and logic board. The tool provides detailed information to pinpoint exactly which parts need to be replaced to get a device functioning properly again. Apple says this will allow Self Service Repair customers to “quickly and reliably” determine issues.
Apple Diagnostics is currently only available in the U.S., with a planned expansion to Europe in 2024.
Apple Self Service Repair
Apple considers the repair service as part of its broader commitment to provide more repair options to device owners. The program lets experienced technicians access official Apple repair manuals and certified parts and tools. Previously, that level of access was restricted to authorized Apple repair centers.
Customers who use Self Service Repair can complete repairs with confidence that they are using quality replacement parts designed specifically for their devices. The program also allows more flexibility to businesses and schools that previously had to rely on outside repair shops.
For those without repair expertise, visiting an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider is still encouraged as the “safest and most reliable way” to get service. But Self Service Repair grants more autonomy to those with the skills and desire to handle device repairs independently.
Over the past three years, Apple says it has nearly doubled its third-party repair network to include over 4,500 Independent Repair Providers. When combined with over 5,000 official Apple Authorized Service Providers, the tech giant now has a global repair network with over 100,000 active technicians. This remains the preferred repair channel for most consumers. However, skilled technicians now have more options to obtain official Apple parts and information via Self Service Repair.
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