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Tech NewsGadgetsIn Its Race to Be First, Samsung Screwed Itself
The Samsung Galaxy Fold may be an incredible step forward in phone engineering, but it is unfinished. That became clear when, earlier this week, Samsung announced it was delaying the release of the phone. What was available to reviewers, analysts, influencers, and select partners was essentially a beta device—with those same people serving as beta … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsWatch a Bunch of Confused People Use the Galaxy Fold for the Very First Time
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is a wildly ambitious device that has the potential to change how phones are made in the future. (I mean, maybe!) And despite all of its flaws, issues, and sky-high price, we still find it really compelling. But we’re gadget reviewers—professional nerds. To find out what a more ordinary person’s reaction to … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsSamsung Galaxy Fold Teardown Offers More Clues On Why The Phone Is Malfunctioning
After concerns about the Galaxy Fold’s durability, earlier this week Samsung pushed back the release of its very expensive and highly anticipated bendable phone. Then yesterday, iFixit posted some theories on why the Fold might be failing. But today, iFixit released its full teardown for the Galaxy Fold, giving us the best look inside Samsung’s … Continued
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ReviewsSmartphonesThe Samsung Galaxy Fold Is a Flawed Start to Something Amazing
In a lot of ways, doing a traditional review of the $2,000 Samsung Galaxy Fold is pointless. Anyone who buys one isn’t doing so because it’s a good value or a sound purchasing decision. It’s not. They’re buying one because it’s new, innovative, and exciting. Besides, pre-orders for the Galaxy Fold have already sold out, … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsSamsung Confirms It Will Delay Galaxy Fold Launch Following Early Disasters [Updated]
A report from The Wall Street Journal suggests Samsung could be pumping the brakes on the Samsung Galaxy Fold, the bendable device that some people have found a little too flimsy. This isn’t the first rumor of a delay for the phone. Over the weekend, SamMobile reported a delay for the launch of the phone … Continued
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Tech NewsThanos, CBD, and Disembodied Pig Brains: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
An awful lot happened this week—some of it good, much of it bad, and a bit of it just plain weird. In the good news category, the Hubble Space Telescope turned 29, New York City passed a world-first law requiring owners of large buildings to reduce their climate impact, scientists used a modified 747 to … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsSamsung Reportedly Delays Galaxy Fold Launch Events in China
Samsung is reported to have delayed launch events for its troubled, roughly $2,000 Galaxy Fold phone in Hong Kong and Shanghai, based on reporting by SamMobile and Engadget Chinese editor-in-chief Richard Lai. According to SamMobile, “someone claiming to be familiar with the matter” said that Samsung is blaming venues involved for the delays, which was … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsLook at All These Fucked Up Galaxy Folds [Updated]
Just days after Samsung gave its $2,000 foldable smartphone to reviewers, a troubling number of journalists say their Galaxy Fold units are all jacked up. Reporters at CNBC, The Verge, and Bloomberg have all tweeted images showing seemingly distinct problems with the Galaxy Fold—although in the last case, the reviewer may have helped fuck up … Continued
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Samsung Galaxy Fold: Our Closest Look Yet at the Next Generation of Phones
People have been talking about the idea of flexible phones for years now, but with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Fold on April 26th, we’re staring that future in the face. Priced at $1,980, the Galaxy Fold is far from affordable. And yet, based on my initial experience with the Galaxy Fold, Samsung made … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsDamn, Could the Samsung Galaxy Fold Be Worth It?
The Galaxy Fold represents more than eight years of design, engineering, and brand new tech, just to realize a phone with a flexible screen that works. We’re talking new malleable adhesives and complicated composite polymers made specifically to support the bendy display. And now after months of teasing, I’ve finally gotten a chance to check … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Durable Glass Bendy Phones Need Could Be Years Away
I’ve loved the idea of folding gadgets ever since Arthur C. Clarke talked about flexible “SoftScreens” in books like, The Light of Other Days. A device that can be folded and crumpled without breaking? That’s my idea of the perfect gadget, and while the bendy Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X seem like they … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThe Race to Foldable Phone Perfection Is On, and It’s Going to Be a Blast
Less than two weeks ago, the idea of a high-quality bendable phone seemed like a farce. After all, the first foldable handset—the Royole FlexPai—was ambitious, but also a piece of junk. It was clunky, hard to open, and looked like something that needed months, if not years, of refinement. But then the Samsung Galaxy Fold … Continued
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Tech NewsThe ’90s Version of Me Would’ve Loved This Imaginary ’90s Version of the Samsung Galaxy Fold
Before the iPhone came along, it was not uncommon for me to upgrade my cellphone every few months. It was an addiction, I’ll fully admit it, but it was also a fun time when mobile phones didn’t all look like a feature-less slab of glass. Companies tried every hardware gimmick imaginable to make their devices … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThe Samsung Galaxy Fold Is Probably Too Thick
After months of waiting, the Samsung Galaxy Fold is official. Is its fatal flaw already apparent? Folding phone, phone that folds, flexible phone—we’ve known since last year that this was coming and now it is a thing. Very soon, you will be able to buy a bendy device for just under $2000 from one of … Continued