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 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.

Two pairs of Groov-e headphones. The left ones are beige and look like AirPods Max; the right look like Sonys and are blue. They are on a gradient grey background

These AirPods Max lookalikes have ANC – and incredibly cost less than Apple's USB-C audio cable

By Carrie Marshall published

These ANC over-ears look like the AirPods Max and are super-cheap. So what's the catch with Groov-e's latest bargains?

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 pair of Lindy BNXe headphones in black with red inners in the earcups. It has been photographed on a grey gradient background on a slightly reflective surface.

Lindy's new cheap, noise-cancelling headphones could be the bargain commuting cans you're looking for

By Carrie Marshall published

Lindy's new ANC over-ears deliver lots of features for not much money, which could make them a handy commuting companion.

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 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

KM5 Lightwear headphones HP1 on a grey background

I think these slim headphones that mix '80s looks with 2025 features, including noise cancellation, are wild… but pretty damn cool

By Carrie Marshall published

These retro Bluetooth headphones offer wired, wireless and ANC – and pair with a matching CD player

Spotify logo on a mobile device

Spotify's price may rise in some countries – and you might also pay more for Premium 'add-ons' soon anyway

By Carrie Marshall published

Premium users may be getting mysterious new features, though who knows when…

Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West looking into the distance

Horizon Forbidden West at 8K 120Hz was just shown on a Samsung 8K TV in world-first demo – but a few caveats might spoil your excitement

By Carrie Marshall published

It was a customized TV… but why, when the new Samsung TVs should support this tech?

Moto Buds Loop in French Oak in hand showing Swarovski crystals

Moto's new open earbuds with Bose sound and Swarovski crystals make me want to listen to Diamonds & Pearls

By Carrie Marshall published

Add sparkle to your soundtrack with Moto's gorgeous new ear cuff-style buds

A screenshot of the updated Netflix subtitles menu overlaid on a video. The English option has two choices now: English, and English (CC).

Netflix just rolled out a great free update and you'll be able to try it out while streaming You season 5

By Carrie Marshall published

Netflix is rolling out a new feature: subtitles for dialogue only.

An Elipson Connect 2130 Xi amplifier situated on a wooden unit between two Elipson speakers. Everything is very grey apart from the wood of the unit

Elipson's new compact streaming amp looks like a brick, but kicks like a horse

By Carrie Marshall published

It may be small, but it's got serious power for audio streaming

A screenshot of a Dune Part Two poster starring Paul Atreides and Chani

It looks like 8K movies are finally coming, including from 70mm prints – but the biggest piece of the 8K TV puzzle is still missing

By Carrie Marshall published

We’ve got the TVs, and now more movies are being scanned in 8K. But how will they get to us?

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