Carrie Marshall

Carrie Marshall

Contributor

Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than twenty books. Her latest, a love letter to music titled Small Town Joy, is on sale now. She is the singer in spectacularly obscure Glaswegian rock band Unquiet Mind.

Articles by: Carrie Marshall

A still from the black and white animated series Spider-Noir showing the titular character in a fedora about to fire a web

7 of the biggest Prime Video TV show announcements from Amazon Upfront 2025

By Carrie Marshall published

New Prime Video series, including Spider-Noir, American Gladiators, Legally Blonde and more, were announced at Amazon Upfront 2025.

Pro-Ject Peanuts turntable on a white background. The platter has a large Charlie Brown face on it and the body of the turntable has black and white frames from Peanuts cartoons.

I can't decide if Pro-Ject's new turntable with Charlie Brown's head on the platter is cute or creepy, but it's definitely a fun collector's edition

By Carrie Marshall published

Don't expect to pay peanuts for this limited edition turntable from Pro-Ject

Nvidia Shield TV's latest update

The Nvidia Shield is getting 120fps cloud gaming support, but with a big catch

By Carrie Marshall published

The Nvidia Shield update is rolling out now with upgraded GeForce Now support, but may disappoint some gamers

Stephen Amell as Ted Black in Suits LA

Suits spin-off has been canceled even though the original was one of the most-streamed shows of all time

By Carrie Marshall published

Suits LA struggled to recapture the magic – and the viewers – of the original smash hit show

John Cena and John Cena in a still from the Peacemaker Season 2 trailer. Cena in the foreground is dressed normally; Cena behind him is in full costume and is pointing a gun at him.

Peacemaker season 2 finally has a teaser trailer – here are 3 things you need to know about the hit Max show's return

By Carrie Marshall published

The new teaser for Peacemaker Season 2 features not one Peacemaker, but two.

A pair of Meze Audio headphones next to a Chord Electronics teaser and a mustard-colored Genelec bookshelf speaker

5 of the most exciting hi-fi teasers we've seen for the High End Munich 2025 show

By Carrie Marshall published

It's Christmas for affluent audiophiles as the luxury audio show returns one last time

The cover art for popular Max TV shows shown in a collage

Max’s password sharing crackdown will take a while before it goes ‘full steam’, WBD says

By Carrie Marshall published

Max says it prefers the carrot of content to the stop-sharing stick.

A teaser for the launch of the WH-1000XM6 headphones next to a woman wearing the WH-1000XM5 headphones

Sony confirms launch date for flagship WH-1000XM6 headphones – here are 6 things to expect

By Carrie Marshall published

Sony's contenders for the best headphones of 2025 are just days away

A PINE Beat speaker in black, lying on a light colored tartan fabric with an open book and a pair of sunglasses beside it

Rock 'n' roll will never die – and neither will this modular Bluetooth speaker with an 'unlimited' battery life

By Carrie Marshall published

Who wants to live forever? This portable speaker does

An animated girl holds up a paddle with a whale behind her

Moana 2 helps Disney+ gain 1.4 million new subscribers, making Bob Iger ‘confident’ in next year’s live-action movie

By Carrie Marshall published

Disney's doing big numbers, and its CEO is excited about what's coming next.

A young woman with blonde/brown hair in a residential street. She has a black Sennheiser Open earbud in her left ear and is smiling, presumably because of music or a podcast

Sennheiser's new AirPods-like open earbuds get official pricing – and they're a bargain, unless you live in the US

By Carrie Marshall published

The Accentum Open weigh the same as a playing card but sound a lot better.

The Sony WH-1000XM5 launched in 2022

Sony WH-1000XM6 leak gives us our first look at the flagship headphones – and hints at a key design change

By Carrie Marshall published

Sony's flagship over-ear headphones are getting ready to launch – and to give us a taster of what's coming, the first leaked image has appeared.

Denzel Washington in a still from Highest 2 Lowest. He fills the frame and is lit in red light; the background behind him is blurry but is also red with blue highlights. He doesn't look very happy

Spike Lee's new crime movie trailer features money, mayhem and Denzel Washington in what's sure to be an Apple TV+ hit

By Carrie Marshall published

Denzel returns to the Spike Lee stable for the first time since Inside Man in the Highest 2 Lowest trailer.

Roku TV on wall in living room setting

Roku users say the latest software update has made their streaming suck

By Carrie Marshall published

Roku users are reporting problems with Disney Plus, Prime Video and YouTube too, following a recent software update.

Image of a woman looking at records in a record store

You need to be careful when buying new vinyl – the digital music loudness war can mean they sound worse than second-hand records

By Carrie Marshall published

For vinyl buyers, some remasters can be a downgrade, not an upgrade

Someone holding an iPhone showing the Spotify app logo

Spotify updates iOS app in record time with new pricing options – leaving fans wondering why other fixes are taking so long

By Carrie Marshall published

Spotify has updated its iOS apps to provide non-Apple subscription links for the first time, in response to a new App Store ruling.

A screenshot of The Boys season 4 poster showing Homelander with his arms outstretched

Prime Video's 'Shop the Show' feature just got bigger – and I fear it could ruin some of the streamer's best shows

By Carrie Marshall published

Amazon has just expanded its 'Shop the Show' feature in its US app, with the number of shoppable shows now at over 1,300 – here's why that could be a bad thing.

We Are Rewind EDITH WE-001 cassette player in pink and green on a green background. A pair of black and silver headphones with yellow foam earpieces are resting on it.

This retro cassette walkman comes with a pencil, but not the Barbie in-line skating outfit it truly deserves

By Carrie Marshall published

This Barbie-esque Bluetooth cassette player can record onto tapes too – and there's a USB-C charging port.

Spotify

'Our existing subscriptions are plenty enough for us': Spotify CEO seems to pour water on mooted 'Superfan' subscription arriving any time soon

By Carrie Marshall published

Why has Spotify suddenly gone cold on this "huge opportunity"?

Dwayne Johnson bare chested and sweaty in a still from The Smashing Machine movie

A24's The Smashing Machine trailer is a knockout but you can't stream the original documentary anywhere

By Carrie Marshall published

The Smashing Machine is reportedly one of the strangest movies you'll stream this year

A still from the film The Birds showing Tippi Hedren and two children running from a flock of black birds

Netflix plans to add my favorite Alfred Hitchcock movie in June – here are 5 more of his masterpieces to look out for

By Carrie Marshall published

Netflix takes flight with The Birds and many more absolute cinema classics.

A young woman with dark hair in a ponytail, a dark red top and an Shokz OpenDots ONE earbud in her left ear cuddles a dog. They are in what appears to be a garden on a sunny day and the dog is licking its own nose.

Shokz launches its smallest open earbuds yet, and I'm ready to hear this one out despite the high price

By Carrie Marshall published

These very light open earbuds have long battery life and some clever features

Ellie raises a shotgun in a barn in The Last of Us season 2

The Last of Us season 2 is an even bigger hit on Max – here are 3 similar shows with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

By Carrie Marshall published

Three more shows similar to The Last of Us to stream on Max that are as contagious as cordyceps.

George Clooney as Michael Clayton in the film of that name. He is getting out of a car. He is wearing a black suit, a black tie and a white shirt and he looks surprised and possibly alarmed.

This legal thriller with 90% on Rotten Tomatoes is one of George Clooney's best movies to stream

By Carrie Marshall published

Movie-star charisma and 70s-style darkness combine in this classic thriller – here's where you can stream it.

Google TV Streamer

Google TV and Chromecast users are finally getting a great free upgrade for smart home control

By Carrie Marshall published

Google is rolling out the Home Panel to Chromecast and Google TVs

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