SEOUL— Samsung Electronics Co. is delaying the expected Friday rollout of its Galaxy Fold smartphone until at least next month, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest fallout from a product headache that began with tech reviewers reporting their test devices had malfunctioned.
The Galaxy Fold phone--priced at nearly $2,000 and the industry’s first mainstream foldable-screen device--was slated to hit shelves this week in the U.S. But problems with phones being used by reviewers have changed those plans, the...
All new tech has a shakedown period
Gee can I keep from going beserk till then? Wait I think I'll just keep the old one I got that still works and I wont have to take out a bank loan for 2 grand.
Why? Who needs a folding phone?
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