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GADGET GURU

Source: FYI, if you do see smoke coming from your phone, maybe take it out of your pocket. Quickly

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My phone is much too slow!

Can I automate my lights?

How can I get better sound on DLSR videos?

Do you know any humane pest solutions?

Can I get sat-nav directions on my bike?

Help me stop procastinating online!

Q MARK LOWDON, SUNNISIDE

Guru, my phone is much too slow. Help!

You’d expect Guru’s position as a noted conspiracy perpetrator to place him firmly on board with the notion of planned obsolescence – the theory that devious engineers in device manufacturer labs squirrel bits of code into newer operating systems in order to cripple older devices and force a hardware upgrade. There’s probably a tiny shred of meat on that bone, but Guru is sure the practice is not as deliberate as it

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