Samsung will delay the U.S. release of its foldable phone

Welp, it looks like U.S. customers will have to wait a bit longer for the Samsung Galaxy Fold.

On Monday morning, the Wall Street Journal reported that Samsung plans to delay the April 26 U.S. release of its foldable phone until "at least next month." The Journal's report comes from "people familiar with the matter," and stands in contrast to Samsung's April 17 statement that it would stick with the phone's U.S. launch plans.

The change follows a week of PR disasters for Samsung. While Mashable's Ray Wong found that the Fold makes an impressive first impression, the review units of some technology reporters were rife with technical problems, including glitching screens, and a confusing protective layer that some reporters peeled off.  Read more...