Samsung plans $1 billion debt sale to fund U.S. chip plant (in Austin)

[TheWraith]

1. Samsung has been kicking ass in the mobile space.

Not only are they supplying parts to Apple for the iPhone and iPad, they've also rocketed into place as the number one smartphone manufacturer on the planet, drastically outselling even Apple, and crushing all the other competitors. In part because of efficiency, since they're building most of their own parts: internally manufactured batteries, processors, displays, etcetera, so it's all one parts chain instead of buying from vendors. And also partly for technology, since their recent devices have been very well designed and with cutting edge technology. They're the first out with an HD screen smartphone, and have been using OLED screens for awhile instead of conventional LCDs.