Is this the end of celebrity fragrances?

Fisher says: "I think overall what we're seeing is the polarisation of the fragrance market.

"At one end, consumers look for value for money, they go for promotions and maybe celebrity fragrances. But at the other, consumers are becoming more selective.

"Rather than buying 10 times a year maybe the y buy five times a year. They're spending the same amount of money but going towards a more niche or premium offering."

The fragrance industry was worth 1.25bn in the UK last year, and shows no signs of slowing any time soon.

But if the current sales trends continue, there could well be far fewer famous faces plastered across perfumes in the future.

Expect your next birthday present to be a bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier rather than Justin Bieber.

MWC 2017: 5G - who wants it, who'll pay?

The hot topic at Mobile World Congress this year is not a new phone -apart from the Nokia 3110, they all look the same.

Nor is it a new technology like virtual reality - compared with last year, there seem to be fewer VR headsets around.

No, the biggest thing in Barcelona is something invisible that doesn't yet exist, 5G.

The hype about the potential of the next generation of mobile networks has reached new heights, with every major company exhibiting here eager to explain how it will be at the cutting edg e of the coming 5G revolution.

Facebook investigates fake cancer child post

Facebook says it is investigating a mother's complaints about a post that misused photos showing her child with a severe case of chickenpox.

The message claimed the boy instead had cancer and that the social network would donate money for surgery if users "liked" it or wrote comments.

Several hours after the BBC reported the matter, Facebook removed the post but left its creator's account active.

More than a million people had engaged with the message since 1 February.

London Dungeon apologises for 'upsetting' tweets

The London Dungeon tourist attraction has apologised for a promotional Twitter campaign that backfired.

A graphic joking about a murdered sex worker, and another about infecting a partner with a sexually transmitted disease were posted on the attraction's Twitter feed.

Critics said the collection of images was sexist and offensive.

Merlin Entertainment said it was "very sorry" for the campaign and has deleted the tweets.

The group said it had wanted to run a "dark Valentine campaign" to promote the London Dungeon, in which visitors are taken on a tour through London's dark history.

A businessman in southern France is suing ride-hailing company Uber over his wife's discovery of rides he took to see his lover, his lawyer said.

The man says he once requested an Uber driver from his wife's phone.Despite logging off, the application continued to send notifications to her iPhone afterwards, revealing his travel history and arousing her suspicions.The couple have since divorced. The lawsuit is reportedly worth up to €45m ($48m; £38m)."My client was the victim of a bug in an application," his lawyer David-André Darmon told AFP news agency after the case was lodged at a court in Grasse."The bug has caused him problems in his private life," Mr Darmon added.

'Samsung to focus on affordable prices'

Business revolves around consumer acceptance and Samsung has thus far been apt to win its customers' choice and trust while occupying a major market share in the mobile device business in Bangladesh.

Samsung looks forward to continuing its superior performance in this market, said Md Muyeedur Rahman, head of mobile division, Samsung,  Bangladesh.

Recently, the company top brass sat with the Dhaka Tribune and shared his insight into consumer acceptance that thrives the business.

DT: How will you evaluate Samsung performance in Bangladesh market? 

Md Muyeedur Rahman: As a leading global mobile device provider with an annual sale of $250 b illion, Samsung operates in more than 84 countries and regions with 490,000 employees worldwide, serving one third of the total world population. According to the inter-brand ranking, Samsung is ranked 7th best global brand in 2016. For the past five years, Samsung has been able to rank itself within top 10 and shown no slowing down on increasing its value.

Android Wear 2.0 release - your Apple Watch rival just added a seriously cool new feature

After keeping expectant smartwatch owners waiting for months, Google has finally rolled out its new Android Wear 2.0 update.

The sizeable patch, which is far more than a mere lick of paint, brings a number of major new features to the Google-friendly line of Apple Watch rivalling wearables.

Chief among these is the smartwatch- friendly take on the new Google Assistant, a voice-activated digital assistant much like Siri or Amazon's Alexa.

Originally introduced on the brilliant Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, Google Assistant can be summonsed on the watches by holding the power button and saying "OK, Google."

Once activated, it can be used to reply to messages, make searches, set reminders and even ask for directions.

The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an "effective and overwhelming" response.

Mr Mattis is in South Korea, where he has been assuring Seoul it has America's continuing support.He also reconfirmed plans to deploy a US missile defence system in South Korea later this year.North Korea's repeated missile and nuclear tests and aggressive statements continue to alarm and anger the region.The US has a considerable military presence in South Korea and Japan, as part of a post-war defence deal. There are just under 28,500 US troops in the country, for which Seoul pays about $900m (£710m) annually.President Donald Trump has previously said he wants both South Korea and Japan to pay more towards maintaining that presence.        

 

Facebook loses $500m Oculus virtual reality case

A US court has ordered Facebook and other defendants to pay $500m (£395m) after finding they unlawfully used a firm's virtual reality technology.

The jury found Oculus, which Facebook bought in 2014, used computer code belonging to video game developer Zenimax to launch its own VR headset.

Oculus said it was "disappointed" and would appeal against the ruling.

The case threatened to overshadow Facebook's latest results, which showed it enjoyed a strong end to the year.

Facebook's net profit more than doubled to $3.6bn in the fourth quarter.

The social network was helped by 53% growth in advertising revenues, and said it was on course to hit two billion users in the first half of 2017.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has hit back at Twitter users who threatened to burn her books following her criticism of President Trump.

Rowling's recent Twitter feed has been filled with her retweets criticising the president's recent travel ban.Some followers have taken umbrage with her stance, with several saying they have burned her books or plan to do so, and one suggesting she "should stay out of politics"