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Rogers, one of Canada's leading communications companies, recently launched Rogers One Number. The service allows subscribers to extend their Rogers wireless phone number to their computer, letting them transfer calls mid-conversation between a phone and a PC and vice versa.

A new ConsumerLab report looks at a phenomenon best described as in-line shopping which merges in-store and online shopping.

• Extensive study across 16 cities in India reveals the digital lives of kids (9-11 years), tweens (12-15 years) and teens (16-18 years) in India, a group called Generation Z
• Around 30 million of 69 million urban Generation Z consumers own mobile phones, and 3 million of these use mobile broadband on their phones
• Kids explore new technology and use the mobile phone in the same way as their older counterparts
• Parents using mobile broadband are more likely to introduce their children to the technology

The world of culture, including TV, film, video and music, is changing. This technology-induced change not only improves people’s viewing experience, it also changes the ways in which consumers conceptualize culture and entertainment.

SIME London 2012 was all about digital opportunities. We caught up with some of the participants, and asked about the most exciting opportunities available today. Their answers may surprise you.

Teenagers around the world use technology to keep in touch. But what are the rules? And who in the family decides what is okay? Ericsson ConsumerLab conducted an online study of 2000 US teenagers, aged 13-17, to find out.

• Developers, startups and anyone who has an idea for a great app, here is your opportunity
• This year there will be a global competition and several regional competitions
• First prize is EUR 25,000, second prize is EUR 10,000 and third prize is EUR 5,000

Stress is something that almost all of us – particularly those of us who live in big cities – experience from time to time. As a result, there are a number of accepted methods of relieving the symptoms of stress and helping the mind to relax. Taking a nice warm bath and listening to soothing music are two age-old solutions, but now there’s a more modern alternative: spending time on the internet.

Watching TV is becoming even more social: sixty two percent of consumers now use social media while watching TV. The latest Ericsson ConsumerLab report looks at this and other shifts in the way the world watches TV and video.