Zhuhai-based Actions Semiconductor Company, a fabless semiconductor company that provides mixed-signal system-on-a-chip and multimedia digital signal processing solutions for portable consumer electronics, has begun shipping samples of its new Series 2 product family to customers for evaluation.

A new law becomes effective today in Hong Kong that can help stop dishonest retail practices and better protect the interests of consumers.

According to the latest report of CCID Consulting, in the first half of 2008, China's MP3 player market realized sales of about 2.5 million MP3 players and revenue of CNY1.223 billion, year-on-year decreases of 43.76% and 43.56%, respectively.