Articles by James Pickard, Senior Deals Editor

James Pickard is a Deals Editor at TechRadar. After many years of scouring the net for the cheapest games and tech for his personal use, he decided to make it his job to share all the best bargains and coupon codes with you. James also has almost a decade of experience covering some of the biggest sales events of the year at Eurogamer and VG247, including Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Amazon Prime Day. When not deals hunting or stacking coupon codes to get the biggest savings, James can be found on the PS5, watching a classic film noir or cheering on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Articles by: James Pickard

A collage of laptop deals from this year's Labor Day sales, including options from Dell, HP, Apple, Acer, Lenovo, and more.

9 best Labor Day laptop deals I've found this weekend — up to $900 off Dell, HP, Apple, Acer, Lenovo, and more

By James Pickard

I've searched through all the biggest Labor Day weekend sales to find nine of the best laptop deals that I'd recommend buying from HP, Apple, Acer, Lenovo, and more.

A crossword puzzle with the words TechRadar Crossword in pink and other clues filled in with categories from across the site

TechRadar's weekly crossword — puzzle #5, Friday, September 4

By James Pickard

This week's TechRadar Crossword puzzle is here, so come test your general tech knowledge and see where you place on the leaderboard.

A collage featuring eight Garmin smartwatches lying on a black mat next to some earbuds, trainers and a water bottle.

8 of the best Garmin deals at Amazon's Labor Day sale — five-star smartwatches for running, the gym, and outdoor adventures

By James Pickard

I've searched through the Labor Day Garmin sale at Amazon and picked out the eight best deals on smartwatches and wearable that we rated highly here at TechRadar.

A screenshot from Final Fantasy Resonance

Final Fantasy Resonance offers the exact old-school vibes I wanted to see from the first HD-2D game in my favorite RPG series

By James Pickard

I'm on Cloud nine

A collage of Sonos tech placed on multi-colored platforms, including the Beam Gen 2 soundbar, Arc Ultra soundbar, Era 300 speaker and Ace headphones.

Skip the new Sonos hardware — these excellent older soundbars and headphones are now up to 20% off

By James Pickard

Sonos has cut the price of several of its best soundbars, headphones, and speakers by up to $100, so these are the 4 top deals I'd buy if you want to save money and skip the newly announced tech.

A screenshot from The Blood of Dawnwalker

I applaud the ambition in The Blood of Dawnwalker, but this open-world RPG features too much busywork and not a strong enough vampire fantasy to truly excel

By James Pickard

An unfortunate silver medal

A collage of headphones from the Labor Day sales, including cans from Sony, Apple, Bose, Shokz, JBL, Nothing, and more.

I've found 12 of the best Labor Day headphone deals — Sony, Bose, Shokz, and more from $38

By James Pickard

I've searched through this year's early Labor Day sales and picked out the 12 best headphone deals available now, including the Bose QuietComfort Headphones, Shokz OpenRun Pro 2, and Sony WH-1000XM6.

The IKEA x Xbox collection in situe at Gamescom

I've seen the IKEA x Xbox collection at Gamescom, and among some goofier products, there's one handy item I want right now

By James Pickard

IKEA and Xbox have unveiled a fun and functional nine-piece collection at Gamescom, and after seeing it in person, I can see why these products will be popular with a range of people.

TechRadar's weekly crossword — puzzle #4, Friday, August 21

By James Pickard

This week's TechRadar Crossword puzzle is here, so come test your general tech knowledge and see where you place on the leaderboard.

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I've found the best Chromebook deals in the Best Buy 60th anniversary sale — 6 great value laptops for school and college from $179

By James Pickard

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A Chromebook is an excellent value device if you need a new laptop for school or college, and I've found 6 of the best deals available in this week's Best Buy 60th anniversary sale.

A three way split image of Sony's limited edition PS5 hardware and a screenshot of a leaping Logan from the game Marvel's Wolverine

Marvel's Wolverine PS5 console and controller pre-orders LIVE — US and UK stock available now

By Rob Dwiar

Get 'em before they're gone in a flash of the adamantium blades

A collage of Garmin smartwatches on a black tarp surrounded by climbing ropes, a compass, and a backpack.

Amazon is back with another big sale on Garmin smartwatches — here are the 8 best deals I'd buy

By James Pickard

I've found 8 of the best deals in the huge Garmin sale at Amazon, including savings of up to $250 on the Vivoactive 5, Forerunner 265, and Fenix 8.

The Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 in the foreground with an athletics track in the background.

Get Shokz's best-rated open-ear headphones for the lowest prices we've seen this year — save up to 30% off the OpenRun at Amazon

By James Pickard

There's a massive sale on Shokz headphones right now at Amazon, with savings of up to 30% available on the OpenRun, OpenFit, OpenMove, and more — I've picked out the best deals.

A collage of tech from the Best Buy anniversary sale, including a Shark vacuum, HP laptop, Apple AirPods, Ring doorbell, Nintendo Switch 2, and LG TV, surrounded by birthday balloons and streamers.

31 top deals from the Best Buy 60th Anniversary sale — I've found the biggest savings on laptops, TVs, Apple, appliances, headphones, and more

By James Pickard

Best Buy is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a massive week-long tech sale, so I've looked through it and picked out the 31 best deals on laptops, TVs, Apple, appliances, headphones, and more.

TechRadar's weekly crossword — puzzle #3, Friday, August 14

By James Pickard

This week's TechRadar Crossword puzzle is here, so come test your general tech knowledge and see where you place on the leaderboard.

A screenshot from Kingdom Hearts showing Sora, Donald, Goofy and Mickey in three musketeers outfits with Minnie Mouse in the background

There's at least 200 hours of Disney X Square Enix RPG magic in the Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece Collection — and it's now only $30 / £25.50

By James Pickard

There's a massive 70% off the Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece Collection on Steam, making this the cheapest and easiest way to play the whole series so far ahead of Kingdom Hearts 4.

I'm on the hunt for the best Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold preorder deals — huge trade-in discounts and free Pixel Watch offers

By James Pickard

Where to buy Google's latest foldable for the best price

A collage of Lenovo, Apple, Samsung, Dell, and Acer laptops on a wooden desktop.

15 of the best laptop deals in the US and the UK — I've found the best offers from Amazon, Best Buy, Currys, Argos, and more

By James Pickard

I've rounded up 15 of the best laptop deals that are available now in the US and the UK, including devices from Apple, Samsung, Lenovo, Acer, and more.