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

HDMI 2.1 cable

HDMI 2.2 is officially ready to bring 4K 480Hz, and even up to 16K video – here’s when to expect it on TVs and monitors

By Carrie Marshall published

The HDMI 2.2 specification has been officially released, but beware manufacturers' spec sheets

Roland Mood Pan lifestyle shot: a young woman with dark hair wearing a white shirt and blue jeans is tapping a Mood Pan while sitting on grass. A bay is behind her and the sun is going down.

This Bluetooth speaker is also a 'soulful' musical instrument that requires 'no experience or special technique' to play, and wants to relax your mind

By Carrie Marshall published

Roland's Mood Pan percussion instrument looks like a spaceship and sounds like a spa

Promotional image showing five James Bond actors to mark Bond's move to Amazon MGM studios

‘I can’t believe I’m excited for a Bond movie again’: Amazon’s bold new direction for 007 has fans talking

By Carrie Marshall published

Bond’s next director might just change everything as Amazon taps legendary sci-fi filmmaker Denis Villeneuve.

A man with cornrows wearing a white t-shirt and grey leather jacket models the Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 earbuds in white

Cambridge Audio's affordable earbuds deliver lossless and LDAC through Class AB amps

By Carrie Marshall published

Some of my favorite ANC earbuds are back with a stem design and a serious audio upgrade

A TV playing Umbrella Academy next to a Chromecast with Google TV remote and a Chromecast 4K dongle on a table

The Chromecast with Google TV is finally getting its long-delayed free update – here's what's new

By Carrie Marshall published

Guess who's back / back again / Android 14's back / tell a friend

iFi GO Pods Max product shot showing a closeup of the product on a black background

Turn any elite wired earbuds into hi-res true wireless buds with this smart add-on – but brace yourself for the price

By Carrie Marshall published

Make your elite IEMs into true wireless ones with this impressive but expensive adaptor

A still from Robocop

3 unmissable movies with over 88% on Rotten Tomatoes are leaving Max soon

By Carrie Marshall published

Three very different but equally dark movies are drinking in Max's last chance saloon.

Tom Hardy looks down at the floor in MobLand

'A global phenomenon': MobLand gets an offer it can't refuse as hit Paramount+ show gets renewed for a second season

By Carrie Marshall published

The story behind the Paramount+ show MobLand may be familiar but a stellar cast elevates this mob drama.

The Philips OLED+950 OLED TV showing a field with flowers

LG G5 OLED TV's screen for cheaper than the LG C5? Philips’ 2025 OLED range is more affordable – and it has 2 top features LG doesn't

By Carrie Marshall published

Philips' 2025 OLED TVs are very keenly priced, especially for buyers in the UK

An exploded view of the Tronsmart Fiitune X30 speaker showing its tweeters and mid/bass drivers

This spatial audio wireless speaker is less than half the price of the Sonos Era 300, but it’s missing one crucial feature to really compete

By Carrie Marshall published

Tronsmart's Fiitune X30 is like a half-price Sonos Era – but its spatial audio isn't Atmos

Park Bo-gum and IU look at a box of cabbages in When Life Gives You Tangerines

Netflix quietly released 5 TV shows from different countries with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes – here’s what you missed

By Carrie Marshall published

These five under-the-radar Netflix shows from around the world have 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

A still from The Waterfront showing Holt McCallany driving a boat

Is this Netflix’s new Virgin River? The Waterfront is this week’s most-watched TV show that everyone’s talking about

By Carrie Marshall published

The Waterfront is making a splash with Netflix subscribers but the critics aren't convinced.

A close up of Sydney staring at someone off-camera in The Bear season 4

5 big questions The Bear season 4 needs to answer when the hit Hulu and Disney+ show returns

By Carrie Marshall published

The Bear season 4 is nearly here and my excitement is already unbearable – here are 5 questions viewers want answered, including me.

iFFALCON Mural TV on a lilac wall displaying a landscape painting

This way cheaper alternative to Samsung’s The Frame TV has great gaming features and Dolby Vision – and a really weird brand name

By Carrie Marshall published

TCL's iFFALCON TVs bring higher-end features to cheaper art TVs

Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro Presidents' day deal

Deal of the year! Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are cheaper than half price – yes, for real

By Carrie Marshall published

A ridiculous price for great earbuds

Apple's SVP Craig Federighi in front of a screen

Apple quietly just unveiled a new spatial audio format that expands on Dolby Atmos, and that could rival Google and Samsung's Eclipsa Audio

By Carrie Marshall published

Apple has quietly launched a new spatial audio format called ASAF – but its appeal may be limited

A still from Cocaine Air: Smugglers at 30,000 Ft. showing pilots and passengers of a business airplane being arrested on the tarmac

Netflix’s wild new crime documentary is ‘like a spinoff of Narcos’ – here’s what people are saying

By Carrie Marshall published

Netflix's new drug drama Cocaine Air: Smugglers at 30,000 Ft feels like fiction – but it's a true story.

Leaked images of Nothing Headphones 1 in silvery white

The design of Nothing's first over-ear headphones leaks – and these are going to be divisive

By Carrie Marshall published

Nothing is bringing its phone and earbuds aesthetic to wireless over-ear headphones

Ty Burrell and Julie Brown in a scene from Modern Family

This family sitcom with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes is consistently among the most-watched shows on Disney+ and I know why

By Carrie Marshall published

Modern Family is a TV show with a big heart, a big cast and big laughs.

Hisense U7N Prime Day 2024 deal image

This 75-inch Hisense TV is one of our top-rated mini-LED models, and it just hit its lowest-ever price ahead of Amazon Prime Day

By Carrie Marshall published

Big-screen thrills for a small price – a great 4K TV upgrade

Woman holding phone in field with Spotify app onscreen

'The best way to listen in Lossless is Spotify Connect': Spotify's hi-fi tier may have leaked again in the app's code – it looks like 24-bit lossless is finally coming

By Carrie Marshall published

After more than four years, it looks like Spotify's higher quality tier is finally coming… probably. Maybe

A still from the Netflix series The Survivors showing a man and a woman on a beach with a cliff behind them. The woman is carrying a baby in a pink blanket, although the baby is not visible.

Netflix’s best thriller of 2025? This new show has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and is a nail-biter

By Carrie Marshall published

The Survivors is an unflinching portrayal of guilt and grief.

Gerard Butler and Mike Colter in a scene from Plane

This Gerard Butler ‘popcorn thriller’ movie has become a high flyer on Netflix’s most-watched list, and it’s a great action flick

By Carrie Marshall published

This Gerard Butler action movie with 94% on Rotten Tomatoes has become a streaming hit on Netflix.

Samsung QLED TV

Cheaper QLED TVs might be on the way: Samsung is developing a less expensive quantum dot layer

By Carrie Marshall published

One of the most expensive bits of a QLED display is getting a whole lot cheaper

Michael Rabinavitch looking at someone off-camera in The Pitt season 1

Paging medical drama fans: HBO Max is officially making The Pitt season 2, and my blood pressure has gone into orbit

By Carrie Marshall published

The Pitt season 2 has started production and introduces some fresh faces –and a very familiar one.

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