James Pickard

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 tech featured in the Currys bank holiday sale, including a Samsung OLED TV, iPhone Air, Shokz OpenRun 2, Samsung laptop, Ninja air fryer and Nespresso pod coffee machine

Currys launches its bank holiday sale with up to 40% off Ninja, LG, Shark, Dyson, and more — I've picked the 25 best deals

By James Pickard published

My recommended offers on laptops, TVs, appliances, and more

A collage of tech from the Very bank holiday sale, including an LG TV, Asus laptop, iPhone Air, Ninja slow cooker, Samsung earbuds and Meta Ray-Ban Glasses.

Very's bank holiday sale starts early and I've found the 16 best deals — get up to 40% off appliances, headphones, laptops, TVs, and more

By James Pickard published

Very is another retailer that's kicked off its bank holiday sale early, so I've taken a look through and picked out the 16 best deals I'd buy.

A screenshot from Marathon, showing two teams in a standoff with each other

I hope Marathon's first sale gets more players to try the game — it's the most I've been consumed by a competitive FPS in a long time

By James Pickard published

I've been completely consumed by Marathon over the last month, and I'm hoping the game's first sale encourages more people to try Bungie's fascinating extraction shooter.

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A collage of tech from the Amazon UK Tech Week sale, including Acer, Asus and HP laptops, Oral-B toothbrush, Ninja coffee maker, Samsung Galaxy tablet, Levoit air purifier and Garmin smartwatch

I've found the 24 best deals from the Amazon Tech Week sale — all the offers I'd buy with up to 50% off

By James Pickard published

The Tech Week sale at Amazon UK features some surprisingly strong deals on laptops, gaming accessories, smartwatches, appliances, and more — I've picked out the 24 best deals starting at £16.

Razer DeathAdder Essential

This Razer DeathAdder Essential for under £20 is everything you need in a cheap gaming mouse

By James Pickard published

When it comes to gaming mice, I think the Razer DeathAdder is still one of the best cheap options out there, and it's now a bargain for under £20 at Amazon.

Woman wearing headphones and playing on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally while riding a train

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally falls to a record-low price, but is it worth picking up while the Steam Deck suffers stock shortages?

By James Pickard published

Amazon has taken £100 off the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and dropped the handheld gaming PC to a record-low price — but here's what you should consider before hitting that buy button.

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The 007 First Light Limited Edition DualSense on a 007-themed gold and black background

James Bond 007 First Light PS5 controller pre-orders live now — the best links and info

By Rob Dwiar last updated

We've got all the best information and early links to bookmark ahead of the James Bond 007 First Light limited edition DualSense pre-orders today.

The Lego Artemis set on rocky ground with the moon showing in the sky in the distance

Sales of the Lego Artemis skyrocket by 320% at Argos — here's where to buy the popular set and 11 other space-themed builds

By James Pickard published

Space exploration fever has sent sales of the £55 Lego Artemis model soar 320% over the last couple of weeks — here's where it's available to buy, as well as several other space-themed sets.

A screenshot from Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss

I wasn’t driven mad by the puzzles in Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, but some frustrating decisions and technical hiccups almost ruined this clever cosmic horror puzzler

By James Pickard published

There’s a solid puzzler at the core of Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, if you aren’t driven to despair by some technical hiccups, some frustrating mechanics and an auto-save system with a mind of its own.

A collage of tech from the Currys Easter sale, including a Hisense TV, Bose headphones, Samsung tablet, Shark vacuum, Ninja cooker and Acer tablet.

Currys refuses to end its Easter sale — I've found the 21 best tech deals that are still available

By James Pickard published

The Easter sale is still live at Currys, so I've looked through and picked out the 21 best deals on TVs, laptops, appliances, and more that are worth buying — but the sale will end soon.

Shark FlexBreeze HydroGo

I'm glad I had this powerful and silent fan ready to go for this week's unnaturally hot weather

By James Pickard published

I'm so glad I invested in this Shark FlexBreeze last year, as it came in extremely handy with this week's hot weather, and it's now on sale at Amazon.

A collage of tech products on sale at Amazon UK, including a MacBook Neo, Kindle Colorsoft, Shark fan, Ring Doorbell, Fire TV and Pixel Watch

Last-minute Easter deals are still live at Amazon UK — here are the 18 top tech offers I'd buy

By James Pickard published

Amazon launched a big tech sale over the Easter bank holiday weekend, but there's still time to score several of the best deals before they're gone — I've picked out the 18 top offers.

Collage of tech deals from the Argos Big Red Sale, including a Ninja air fryer, Garmin smartwatch, Shark vacuum, Samsung TV, and Delonghi coffee maker

Score up to 50% off in the Argos Big Red sale — I've found the 14 best deals on tech, appliances, homewares, and more

By James Pickard published

Big savings on fitness tech, vacuums, and outdoor goods

A collage of some tech from the Amazon UK Easter sale, including a Kindle, Asus laptop, Shark fan, Pixel phone, Ring doorbell and Xbox controller

Easter tech deals have dropped at Amazon UK — 22 of the best offers I'd buy from under £10

By James Pickard published

Hop on over to Amazon right now and you can score some great tech deals in its Easter sale — I've picked out the 22 best offers with prices starting at £9.98.

Wolfbox MF50 Electric Air Duster on top on a Fractal Design North PC case

The extremely handy and super-cheap air duster I use to clean out my gaming PC is back on sale again

By James Pickard published

The Wolfbox MF50 Electric Air Duster has been an excellent buy to keep dust from clogging my gaming PC, and this cheap gadget is now on sale once again.

Collage of tech from the Amazon UK weekend sale, including an Xbox controller, Samsung watch, Levoit air purifier and Blink Mini.

Dozens of early Easter deals are live this week at Amazon UK — I've picked the top 20 offers from £5

By James Pickard published

I've looked through all of this week's offers at Amazon UK and picked out 20 of the best deals on tech, essentials, and more.

Clair Obscure Expedition 33 Mirror Edition

Fine, I'll buy another copy of Clair Obscur Expedition 33 to snag this special Mirror Edition

By James Pickard published

The Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Mirror Edition is now available to pre-order in the UK exclusively at Amazon, and as a huge fan of the game, I'm unable to resist.

A collage of Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra accessories, including a case, usb cable, earbuds, charger, screen protector, power bank and gaming controller.

8 must-have accessories I'm buying to pair with my Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

By James Pickard published

Now that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is here, I'm looking at picking up these 8 must-have accessories to get the most out of my new phone.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra REVIEW

PSA: Samsung Galaxy S26 preorders end in a few days — here's why it's a good idea to pick up a device now

By Alex Whitelock published

Preorders for the new Samsung Galaxy S26 series are officially live — and here are the biggest discounts you'll find anywhere today.

MacBook Neo

MacBook Neo preorders — the best places to buy the Apple laptop that 'delivers the magic of the Mac at a breakthrough price'

By James Pickard published

The new MacBook Neo is now available to preorder, so I'm gathering up all of the retailers who have it available and where you can find the best deals.

The MSI MAG 275CQF showing an image of the character Ye Shunguang from the game Zenless Zone Zero

I upgraded to this 27-inch 1440p 180Hz curved gaming monitor and I've never looked back — and it can now be yours for a record-low price

By James Pickard published

I found that the MSI MAG 275CQF was the perfect companion to my new budget gaming PC, so I recommend this excellent and affordable curved gaming monitor now that it's back on sale at Amazon.

Amazon UK Spring Deal Days key art, including several products stacked on Amazon boxes on an orange background

Amazon promises 'seven days of epic savings' in its upcoming Spring Deal Days sale later this month — I've found the 17 best early deals

By James Pickard published

Amazon UK has announced that its Spring Deal Days sale will start later this month — here's everything you need to know and our pick of the best early deals worth shopping now.

A collection of Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra photos

I’m using every trick in the book to get the best price for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

By James Pickard published

Here’s how I’m combining contracts, voucher codes and trade-ins to save at least £500

A collection of Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra photos

I've looked through every Samsung Galaxy S26 preorder deal today — these are the ones I'd buy with my own cash

By Alex Whitelock published

Preorders for the new Samsung Galaxy S26 series are officially live - and here are the biggest discounts you'll find anywhere today.

A collage of tech products from the Amazon UK weekend sale, including an Acer laptop, Blink Mini, Dreo heater, Ninja air fryer, Samsung tablet, and more.

Amazon UK sale — this week's top 13 tech deals from £9.99 that I recommend as a bargain hunter

By James Pickard last updated

I've taken yet another look through the sales section at Amazon UK and picked out 13 of the best tech deals that I recommend buying if you're in the mood to go shopping.

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