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

Ninja air fryer, Shark vacuum, Xbox Series X, Fitbit and Lenovo Chromebook on a green background

Amazon January sale is live in the UK - here are the 19 best deals to shop today

By James Pickard published 1 January 24

The Amazon January sale is now live in the UK with hundreds of offers available - we've picked out the best ones.

Bed frame, Oral-B toothbrushes, Sony headphone and Instant air fryer on a red background

Argos Boxing Day sale is live - all the best deals from 1,000s on offer today

By James Pickard published 26 December 23

Argos has launched its Big Sale for Boxing Day with 1,000s of deals across its most popular product categories - these are the best ones.

Boxing Day laptop sales 2023: all the best deals available today

By James Pickard last updated 26 December 23

Our guide to this year's Boxing Day laptop sales, including all the best deals and what to shop from the top retailers.

Boxing Day TV sales 2023: all the best deals available now

By James Pickard last updated 26 December 23

TechRadar's guide to this year's Boxing Day TV sales, including all the best deals available now.

Hisense TV, Ninja Air Fryer, Fire Tab and Sony earbuds on a blue background

Amazon launches Boxing Day sales in the UK - shop these 23 best deals

By James Pickard published 26 December 23

The Amazon Boxing Day sale is now live in the UK with hundreds of offers available - we've picked out the best ones.

16 of the best last-minute deals at Amazon UK that will arrive before Christmas

By James Pickard published 19 December 23

We've rounded up 16 of the best last-minute deals that are in the latest Amazon UK sale - and will arrive before Christmas.

Missed it over Black Friday? This year's best Meta Quest 2 deal is back

By James Pickard published 15 December 23

This year's best Meta Quest 2 deal is available again for a limited time if you missed it over Black Friday.

Samsung OLED TV, A54, Tab S9 Ultra and Buds 2 Pro on a green background

Samsung launches big Christmas cashback promotion on phones, TVs, buds and more

By James Pickard published 7 December 23

Samsung has launched a new cashback promotion that can save you up to £300 on its top phones, TVs, tablets, earbuds, smartwatches and more.

Argos Christmas sale is live - shop the 10 best deals available now

By James Pickard published 5 December 23

Argos has launched a Christmas sale with dozens of deals that are just as good as Black Friday - I've picked the 10 best ones.

Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones on a blue background

Listen up! Sony's top-rated and best-value headphones are still at their cheapest price ever after Black Friday

By James Pickard published 4 December 23

The Sony WH-1000XM4 are still some of the best headphones you can buy, so don't miss them at their cheapest price ever.

Ninja and Corosi air fryer on a blue background

Watch out for the cheap off-brand air fryers - buy one of these trusted models instead

By James Pickard published 28 November 23

Avoid the no-name brands if you're after an air fryer this Black Friday - check out the excellent deals on these models that we've tried and tested instead.

Cyber Monday Nintendo Switch deals 2023 - the best saving still available

By Rhys Wood last updated 28 November 23

Cyber Monday Cyber Monday Nintendo Switch deals have finished but there's a bunch of discounts still going.

Argos Cyber Monday sale - last chance to shop the 25 best deals

By James Pickard published 27 November 23

We've picked out the best deals from the Argos Black Friday sale, but you'll need to move fast as the sale ends on November 28.

A selection of products on a black background next to text reading Currys Cyber Monday deals

Currys Cyber Monday deals: shop the 40 best offers live today

By James Pickard published 27 November 23

Currys Cyber Monday deals are now live with discounts of up to 40% on TVs, games consoles, headphones, smart home tech and more.

Assorted tech products on a red background with Black Friday Amazon deals text overlay

Amazon Black Friday deals 2023: deals still available on laptops, TVs, appliances, and more

By Alex Whitelock last updated 25 November 23

The best Amazon Black Friday deals are still happening. Here are the best sales still available on everything from TVs to air fryers.

Hisense and Toshiba TVs on a green background

Amazon's £150 4K TV has sold out - consider these cheap Black Friday TV deals instead

By James Pickard published 24 November 23

If you missed out on Amazon's stunning £150 Black Friday TV deal, here are a few similar alternatives to consider buying instead in this year's sales.

John Lewis Black Friday deals are live in the UK – shop 20 of the best offers

By Axel Metz published 24 November 23

I've searched through the John Lewis Black Friday sale and picked out the best deals available right now.

Apple AirPods Pro 2 on red background with TR's Lowest Price badge

This record-low AirPods Pro 2 Black Friday deal's still live at Walmart – hurry!

By Matt Bolton last updated 23 November 23

The price has dipped to $20 lower than they've ever been, so stock surely won't last long at this price.

Samsung S90C OLED, Galaxy S23 Plus and Buds 2 Pro on a blu background

Some of the best Samsung tech I've ever owned is on sale for Black Friday - top 3 deals I'd buy today

By James Pickard published 23 November 23

Samsung has released some of my favorite tech over the last year and it's all on sale for Black Friday - here's what I recommend you buy this year.

A selection of products including Echo Dot, Echo Show 5, Ring Doorbell, Sony XM4 headphones and Fire TV Stick on a purple background

Amazon Black Friday deals are live in the UK - shop this weekend's 25 best deals

By Marc McLaren last updated 18 November 23

Amazon has officially launched its UK Black Friday sale. Here are our favourite deals this weekend.

Samsung S90C OLED TV on a purple background

This award-winning Samsung OLED TV has dropped to its cheapest price ever in the early Black Friday deals - so I bought it

By James Pickard published 1 November 23

Currys has the TechRadar award-winning Samsung S90C OLED TV for its lowest price ever for Black Friday.

These are the 11 best early Black Friday deals I've found this week

By James Pickard last updated 30 October 23

I've searched around and hand-picked the best early Black Friday deals available this week, including TVs, headphones, games consoles and more.

This super-cheap smart home gadget is a bargain for £5 ahead of Black Friday

By James Pickard published 24 October 23

Black Friday deals start now with this Echo Flex smart device for £5 at Amazon.

I didn't plan to buy this cheap super-fast Samsung charger on Prime Day, but it was too good to pass up

By James Pickard published 11 October 23

I wanted to buy a new OLED TV during Prime Day but I bought this super-fast phone charger instead - and I'm not that gutted.

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2023 are live - dates, times and how to get the best savings

By James Pickard last updated 10 October 23

Prime Big Deal Days is a two-day Amazon shopping event for subscribers. Here's what you need to know – and how to get the best deals

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
View Archive

Other versions of this page are available with specific content for the following regions:

James Pickard

Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox