Articles by Carrie Marshall

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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 Samsung S95D OLED TV sitting in on a stand in a living room

New OLED screen with a speaker in every pixel promises sound as precise as OLED's contrast

By Carrie Marshall published 28 May 25

New TV tech promises pin-sharp spatial sound with pixel precision

A young woman with brown hair wearing a blue/gray jacket over a white top is on a train or tube with a soundcore P41i earbud in her ear.

Anker's new earbuds have a case that doubles as a phone battery pack – and, unsurprisingly, giant battery life for the buds

By Carrie Marshall published 28 May 25

Leave your power bank at home: these buds can top up a USB-C iPhone or Android phone

A young man with slight stubble and dark brown hair wearing a pair of black and silver EarFun Tune Pro headphones. The background is blurred but looks like a city street in bright daylight

These outrageously cheap dual-driver headphones promise affordable Hi-Res Audio thrills, and come from a reliable company

By Carrie Marshall published 23 May 25

EarFun's new headphones deliver 120 hour playback, Hi-Res sound and AI-powered ANC for a very low price

Samsung's new cheaper earbuds with a tempting battery upgrade seem to be imminent, after leaking on Samsung's websites

By Carrie Marshall published 23 May 25

A new pair of affordable Samsung true wireless earbuds have got to be coming very soon now

Android 16 TV screenshot showing "rate this app" pop-up

Google TV devices will get 4 great free upgrades this year, including a Dolby Atmos rival – but also 1 change I’d rather not have, thanks

By Carrie Marshall published 22 May 25

Google TV is getting some useful upgrades but will also introduce a potentially annoying new feature

A woman wearing Skullcandy Crusher 540 Active headphones lifting a large weight in the gym

Skullcandy launches over-ear headphones for the gym with sweat-resistance and driving bass, but there's a big feature missing for the price

By Carrie Marshall published 22 May 25

Skullcandy's first Crusher wireless headphones for working out bring the noise, but don't cancel it

AirPods Max in green, shown from above, looking past the mesh headband to the earcups

AirPods Max 2: the rumors, possible release date and what we want to see

By Carrie Marshall last updated 21 May 25

Updated The big Apple event is now over… and the rumored AirPods Max 2 did not arrive

Netflix won't work on some Amazon Fire TV devices from June – here are the affected models

By Carrie Marshall published 21 May 25

Netflix is ending support for first-generation Fire TV streaming devices

A woman in a white top with her blonde hair scraped back is listening to something on a pair of RØDE NTH-50 headphones with her eyes closed.

Rode launches new affordable headphones for content creators and DJs that promise to be ultra-comfortable and ultra-accurate

By Carrie Marshall published 20 May 25

Rode's new NTH-50 wired headphones are affordable, high-quality cans for content creation

Kaleidescape Strato E Movie Player. It's a black rectangular device with blue highlighting, photographed atop a grey surface

The streaming competitor that delivers 4K Blu-ray quality just launched its cheapest ever 4K movie player

By Carrie Marshall published 20 May 25

The dream upgrade for your elite 4K TV just got more affordable… relatively speaking

New report says AirPods Pro 3 won't launch this year, and that a real AirPods Max upgrade is finally on the way

By Carrie Marshall published 19 May 25

Apple's camera-equipped AirPods Pro are now tipped for a 2026 release

Samsung OLED TVs are getting Nvidia G-Sync, putting LG on notice for PC gaming – but LG still has one advantage

By Carrie Marshall published 19 May 25

Samsung's coming for LG's gaming-TV crown

Audio-Technica AT-LPA2 turntable. It is a transparent turntable with its key circuitry in a silver metal-looking box beside it. It's photographed on a metallic surface in a brightly sunlit room.

Audio-Technica's see-through turntable is so cool, it seems a shame to put your vinyl on it

By Carrie Marshall published 16 May 25

Audio-Technica's AT-LPA2 turntable is completely transparent

TCL's stand at the SID show displaying its inket-printed OLEDs

TCL and Samsung reveal big updates to two OLED-beating technologies, but don't get excited for them in TVs yet

By Carrie Marshall published 16 May 25

Two very different TV technologies – and one's likely to arrive long before the other

An iFi UP Travel bluetooth adapter connected to the Aux input of an unknown car's center console

This Bluetooth travel adapter for flights lets two headphones connect for shared viewing – and can be used to stream music to your car, too

By Carrie Marshall published 16 May 25

You'll want to grab this iFi the next time you fly

Manager is verifying the validity, security, approving requests, quality assurance, investment contracts. Online digital document work, paperless office. online survey. Checking mark up on check boxes

Best employee background check service of 2025: ranked and rated

By Benedict Collins last updated 15 May 25

Updated We've tested and reviewed the best employee background check services, and ranked them here to help you find the best service

Dali’s mega-powerful 16-inch ported subwoofer wants to shake your home theater to bits, in a good way

By Carrie Marshall published 15 May 25

Incredible power – and Dali says it delivers incredible precision too

A collage showing stills from Netflix's Forever, Bridgerton and The Four Seasons series

Netflix is getting 114 new movies and TV shows – here's what you need to know

By Carrie Marshall published 15 May 25

Netflix is gearing up to offer more of everything – and unfortunately that includes ads.

Wharfedale EVO 5 speakers in white against a light blue background. The dark floor is highly reflective and the speakers are brightly lit

Wharfedale's new Evo 5 speakers look perfect for music or home theater, at a price I can get behind

By Carrie Marshall published 15 May 25

Wharfedale's best-selling speaker range gets a refreshed design and tons of audio upgrades

A product shot of the We Are Rewind GB-001 boom box. It's taken from the front and the boombox is black with silver trim, yellow VU meters and a silver handle. The boom box is on a black background.

The boombox is back in a cool new Bluetooth version that still plays cassettes, now I just need to remember how to breakdance

By Carrie Marshall published 15 May 25

All the charm of the '80s audio icon plus modern batteries, modern amps and Bluetooth

An LG B5 TV showing an image of a mountain range at dusk. The TV is wall mounted in a bright room above a TV unit

LG's cheapest OLED TV for 2025 is now available to order, but not all sizes are available just yet

By Carrie Marshall published 13 May 25

Lots of options for UK buyers but only some US models are available today

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 12 May 25

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

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

By Carrie Marshall published 12 May 25

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

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 10 May 25

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 9 May 25

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

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