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

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The best Microsoft Surface deals in December

By James Pickard last updated 14 October 25

Our guide to all of the best Surface deals available right now across all versions of Microsoft's tablet and laptop hybrids.

The best soundbar deals in December

By James Pickard last updated 14 October 25

We've gathered together all of the best soundbar deals available right now, including all the lowest prices on top-rated options from Samsung, Sony, Bose, Sonos, Amazon, and more.

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The best tablet deals in December

By James Pickard last updated 14 October 25

These are all the best tablet deals available today on the most popular devices from Samsung, Amazon and more.

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17 best early Prime Day deals for less than $50 – Lego, Echo, Blink, Apple, and more

By James Pickard published 30 September 25

I've looked through the early deals at Amazon ahead of next week's Prime Day and picked out the 17 best offers for under $50.

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Best Buy slashes the price of Chromebooks, MacBooks and more laptops in this weekend's flash here – here are the 11 best deals I recommend

By James Pickard last updated 28 September 25

I've searched through this weekend's Best Buy flash sale and hand-picked the 11 best laptop deals that I'd buy right now.

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Best Buy launches a surprise 48-hour flash sale ahead of Prime Day – here are the 15 best deals I'd buy

By James Pickard published 27 September 25

Best Buy has launched a surprise 48-hour flash sale this weekend, so I've looked through it and picked out 15 of the best deals worth adding to your cart.

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Silent Hill f will either be your game of the year or one of the worst games you’ve ever played – and I still can’t decide which it is for me

By James Pickard published 22 September 25

Its atrocious combat system and uneven atmosphere almost bring it down, but Silent Hill f is an audacious, thematically rich and spellbinding survival horror like little else out there.

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Time to upgrade – these five-star Samsung OLED TVs are now up to $1,600 off

By James Pickard published 18 September 25

We awarded Samsung's S95F and S90F OLED TVs five stars in our reviews, and now you can save up to $1,600 on these top-rated TVs.

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Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is back in October – dates, early deals, and all the info you need

By James Pickard last updated 17 September 25

Prime Big Deal Days is back at Amazon in 2025, with the retailer confirming the dates for this year's sale, the deals to expect, and early offers you can shop now.

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Apple Watch Ultra 3 preorders – where to buy Apple's most advanced smartwatch

By James Pickard last updated 12 September 25

Apple Watch Ultra 3 preorders are now live, so I'm rounding up all the best places to buy Apple's latest and most advanced smartwatch.

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Ghost of Yotei PS5 console and controllers pre-orders live: stock readily available in both UK and US - apart from PS5 Pro plates

By Rob Dwiar last updated 5 September 25

Get your Ghost on

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This week's best Google Pixel 10 deals: free devices, trade-in rebates, and cheap plans

By Alex Whitelock published 5 September 25

Looking at picking up a brand new Google Pixel 10 series device? Here's where to get the biggest discounts and best deals in the US and UK.

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Samsung's mega Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra trade-in deal is here – get up to $800 off

By James Pickard published 4 September 25

Samsung's huge Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra launch deal is here, so don't miss your chance to get a brand-new tablet for as little as $399.99 when you trade in.

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Where to pre-order the PS5 Ghost of Yotei controllers: stock is here in the US and the UK

By Rob Dwiar last updated 4 September 25

We're rounding up all the best places and links to buy the Ghost of Yotei DualSense controller for PS5.

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Where to pre-order the Ghost of Yotei PS5 consoles: latest availability and stock updates

By Rob Dwiar last updated 4 September 25

We're gathering up all the information on the Ghost of Yotei PS5 console bundles, as well as all the early links to bookmark.

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I time-travelled to save the world in Cronos: The New Dawn, and it felt like going back two decades to play Dead Space again

By James Pickard published 3 September 25

Cronos: The New Dawn is a solid and well-made survival horror game, but in its reverence for the classics, it doesn't distinguish itself from games that are decades old.

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These unmissable Labor Day laptop sales end tonight – I've found the 17 best deals from $119

By James Pickard last updated 1 September 25

There are dozens of Labor Day laptop deals live at retailers right now, so I've looked through the sales and picked out the 17 offers I'd buy.

Best Buy's Labor Day sale ends tonight – last chance to score the 67 best deals hand-picked by a shopping expert

By James Pickard published 1 September 25

Don't miss up to 50% off TVs, laptops, appliances, and more

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Labor Day is the best time to buy a MacBook as I've found these unbeatable deals from $699

By James Pickard last updated 1 September 25

Record-low prices are available on several MacBook models in this year's Labor Day sales – here are the offers I'd buy today with prices from $699.

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Massive Sonos Labor Day sale is live at Best Buy – save up to 20% on top-rated soundbars, speakers, and headphones

By James Pickard published 28 August 25

I've hand-picked the 8 best offers from Sonos

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Best Buy Labor Day sale 2025 starts now – up to 50% off appliances and more early deals

By James Pickard last updated 22 August 25

The Best Buy Labor Day sale is underway with the retailer's massive appliances sale – here are all the best deals live now and everything else you need to know about the event.

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Labor Day appliance sales 2025: all the best early deals available now

By James Pickard last updated 22 August 25

Everything you need to know about the Labor Day appliance sales in 2025, including when the sales start, where to find the best early deals and what offers to expect.

It seemed almost inevitable, but the PS5 is about to get a lot more expensive

By James Pickard published 20 August 25

Sony has announced that the price of all PlayStation 5 consoles will increase in the US from August 21.

The Sony XM4 are still the headphones to beat – and I'm recommending them again at this incredible low price on Amazon

By James Pickard published 19 August 25

The Sony WH-1000XM4 are still some of the best headphones you can buy and they're now down to under $200 on Amazon.

Act fast – get an extra $100 gift card with your fiber internet in AT&T's latest flash sale

By James Pickard published 18 August 25

The latest AT&T flash sale includes an extra $100 in rewards when you sign up for one of its fiber internet plans – but only for a very limited time.

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