Samsung says an improved Galaxy Fold will launch in September

Samsung's foldable phone is back on.

An improved version of the Galaxy Fold will be ready to launch in "select markets" beginning in September, Samsung announced. The company said it has made a number of improvements to the design of the foldable phone, including "additional reinforcements."

Samsung launched the Galaxy Fold with great fanfare in February, promising the foldable phone would usher in a new era of smartphone design. But when the company handed out devices to journalists in April, many early reviewers quickly reported serious issues. Samsung then put the phone on hold, and rumors of design flaws and planned fixes have trickled in since.  Read more...