ANOTHER popular gadget is destined for the scrapheap after Apple officially designated it "obsolete".

It joins hundreds of products already on the list that are beyond repair.

Like any tech company, Apple routinely discontinues older devices and continues to offer software and servicing for a limited period after.

The firm has two key phases: vintage and obsolete .

An Apple gadget is classified as vintage when Apple stopped distributing it for sale more than five and less than seven years ago.

You can still get a repair sorted from authorised service providers during this period but there's no guarantee as the parts become limited.

But when it steps into the obsolete stage you can't get any repairs sorted at all.

A device is considered obsolete when Apple stopped distributing th

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