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 a dozen books. Her memoir, Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock band Unquiet Mind.

Articles by: Carrie Marshall

Lenco launches 3 budget turntables all perfect for beginners – plus a light-up disco ball 'record stabilizer'

By Carrie Marshall published 5 January 25

It's a triple turntable treat for 2025 – plus a "chunky puck", because why not.

This affordable new hi-res music player is the iPod replacement I've been waiting for

By Carrie Marshall published 5 January 25

FiiO's JM21 promises awesome audio for an amazing price.

Happy Plugs' cheap noise cancelling headphones look like a budget Sony WH-1000XM4, in the best possible way

By Carrie Marshall published 5 January 25

CES 2025 Super-cheap ANC with 50 hours of playtime

Samsung HW-S800B soundbar on TV unit with TV behind

Samsung and Google have unveiled their Dolby Atmos rival: meet Eclipsa Audio, launching in this year's new TVs

By Carrie Marshall published 3 January 25

CES 2025 Samsung and Google hope to Eclipsa Dolby Atmos

Two Philips OLED TVs next to each other, with the same image on-screen, showing differences in the brightness and color

LG will bring brighter OLED TVs to CES 2025, thanks to adding 33% more OLED

By Carrie Marshall published 2 January 25

2025 is looking brighter already

Two phones side by side with the Max and Hulu apps displayed

Max vs Hulu: which streaming service is the best buy for 2025?

By Carrie Marshall published 1 January 25

Which is better, Max or Hulu? We discover the key differences.

Two phones side by side with the Netflix and Apple TV Plus apps displayed

Netflix vs Apple TV Plus: which streaming service is the most entertaining?

By Carrie Marshall published 30 December 24

Which is better, Netflix or Apple TV Plus? It partly depends on your needs.

8 things to know before buying a cheap turntable in 2025

By Carrie Marshall published 30 December 24

Cheap can mean cheerful if you take these key things into consideration before buying a budget turnable.

Robert De Niro stands in a crowded newsroom

Netflix's Zero Day teaser is the first time I've seen Robert De Niro starring in a TV series

By Carrie Marshall published 24 December 24

Netflix releases teaser of new Robert De Niro-starring thriller series Zero Day.

Bowl of popcorn in front of a TV showing Netflix

How movies and shows end up on your streaming services: studio rights explained

By Carrie Marshall published 23 December 24

Who decides which streamer gets what, and when?

This tiny wireless speaker promises to sound like a big beefy stereo system using psychoacoustic tricks

By Carrie Marshall published 23 December 24

Trick your ears into hearing more speakers

AirPods Pro 3's big bet is health-tracking, but would that make you upgrade?

By Carrie Marshall published 23 December 24

Could health tracking be the killer app for AirPods Pro 3?

Dynaudio's $20k soundbar uses '72 motorized wooden fins' to deliver total Dolby Atmos immersion from a single speaker, and it's coming in 2025

By Carrie Marshall published 20 December 24

This soundbar was already stunning. Now it's even smarter

Spotify has been filling your recommendations with fake artists and music it barely pays for, according to in-depth report

By Carrie Marshall published 20 December 24

Who's making the music in your Spotify streams?

A van drives along a highway while a giant destroyed robot decays next to it in The Electric State movie

The Russo Brothers' new Netflix movie The Electric State looks like the robot odyssey I've been waiting for in the official trailer

By Carrie Marshall published 19 December 24

This could be the perfect dystopian Netflix drama for 2025.

LG G4 and Samsung S95D OLED TVs side by side displaying test pattern

Samsung next-gen OLED TVs leak, and there's a surprise in the name and a tempting new size

By Carrie Marshall published 19 December 24

Samsung sms to hav skippd a lttr for its 2025 modls

Vince Vaughn wears sunglasses while on the phone

Apple TV Plus has good news for one of my favorite shows of 2024: Bad Monkey will return for season 2

By Carrie Marshall published 18 December 24

Apple TV Plus renews the new hit show Bad Monkey for season 2.

AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Test Start Screen on an iPhone 16

This viral thread about AirPods Pro 2 as hearing aids shows how good they are – and why Apple should take a lesson from its own Beats division

By Carrie Marshall published 18 December 24

Hearing aid mode is excellent, but a few cosmetic options would be nice – and it's an issue Beats already fixed.

A middle school softball team's players and coach cheer in Win or Lose

I wish Disney was as brave as its princesses after learning it cut a trans story from the new Pixar show Win or Lose

By Carrie Marshall published 18 December 24

Disney's pride doesn't seem to extend to its actual programming.

Sonos had a terrible '24. Here's how it hopes to bring you a happier new year

By Carrie Marshall published 17 December 24

There's no easy way to say it: 2024 was not a glowing year for Sonos – but the roadmap for 2025 looks brighter.

These DJ and musician headphones last longer than a Taylor Swift ballad

By Carrie Marshall published 17 December 24

DJ or recording artist? Take a little look at the OneOdio Studio Max 1.

Still image from the white lotus season 3 trailer

The White Lotus season 3 trailer has me hooked already and reveals the Max show will return in February 2025

By Carrie Marshall published 16 December 24

The White Lotus season 3 trailer sees Natasha Rothwell return to a new group of guests in Thailand.

Juliette Nichols wearing a spacesuit and walking across an arid plain in Silo season 2

Silo scores a two-season renewal for the hit Apple TV Plus show and I can’t wait to dig up more mysteries

By Carrie Marshall published 16 December 24

Tim Cook confirms that Silo is returning to Apple TV Plus for two more seasons, with season 4 set to be the sci-fi show's finale.

Next-gen TV tech tipped for CES 2025 reveal as HDMI 2.2 gets itself connected

By Carrie Marshall published 16 December 24

From early next year, expect the gentle rollout of higher bandwidth, faster refresh rates… and ultimately, more expensive cables.

Samsung The Premiere 8K projecting a football match, with its wireless connection box on a separate unit

It's official: Samsung's The Premiere leads the 8K projector pack by gaining the first ever 8KA certification for projectors

By Carrie Marshall published 16 December 24

Samsung's The Premiere just became the first projector to become 8K certified by the 8K Association, but sadly you still can't buy it.

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