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

Collage of Black Friday deals including LG OLED TV, Ninja Air Fryer, PS5 Pro, Sony headphones, Oral-B toothbrush and Ring Doorbell

51 best Black Friday sales in the UK – this weekend's top offers picked by a deals expert

By James Pickard Last updated 24 November 24

Black Friday sales are already live in the UK – here are the 51 best deals I'd buy now as a shopping expert.

Black Friday Bose deals 2024: early deals on headphones, speakers and soundbars live now

By James Pickard Last updated 19 November 24

TechRadar brings you all the best Black Friday Bose deals, including the biggest reductions on the manufacturer's top headphones, earbuds, soundbars and speakers.

Amazon UK Black Friday sale dates announced – plus the 24 best early deals

By James Pickard Last updated 13 November 24

Amazon UK has confirmed the start date for its Black Friday sale and announced the offers you can expect to see – including some excellent early deals.

The best USB-C hub deals in December 2024

By James Pickard Last updated 6 November 24

Deals The best deals and lowest prices for all the top USB-C hubs and adapters available to buy today.

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Huge Black Friday sale is live at Very – here are the 15 best deals I'd buy

By James Pickard Published 5 November 24

I've searched through the Very Black Friday sale and picked out the 15 best deals I recommend buying now.

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The Currys Black Friday is already here – these are the 13 best tech deals I'd buy

By James Pickard Last updated 1 November 24

The Currys Black Friday sale has started very early with hundreds of top tech offers – here are the best 12 deals I recommend.

Argos Black Friday sale dates announced – and the deals start earlier than ever before

By James Pickard Published 28 October 24

Argos has announced the start date for its Black Friday sale in 2024, with offers set to go live extremely early this year.

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Early Amazon Prime Day deals are live in the UK – here are 22 offers I'd buy

By James Pickard Last updated 6 October 24

I've searched through all the early Amazon Prime Day deals and picked out 22 of the best offers I'd buy this weekend.

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Currys takes on Prime Day with its own Epic Deals sale - I've picked the 14 best offers

By James Pickard Published 2 October 24

All the top offers worth buying now from the rival retailer

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PS5 stock: where to buy a PlayStation 5 in July 2026

By Rob Dwiar Last updated 20 September 24

PS5 Restock We're showing you where to find PS5 stock to get the console this month.

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Amazon announces dates for Prime Big Deal Days - the second Prime Day sale of the year

By James Pickard Published 17 September 24

The Black Friday sales season officially starts next month

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Massive tech sale is live at Amazon UK – here are the 21 best deals on laptops, headphones, appliances, and more

By James Pickard Published 12 September 24

A big tech sale is currently underway at Amazon UK with some huge savings up for grabs on laptops, headphones, tablets and more – so I've picked out all of the best deals.

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The best cheap PS5 DualSense controller deals in July 2026

By Rob Dwiar Last updated 11 September 24

We're rounding up all the best cheap PS5 DualSense controller deals available this month.

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Dell launches a big back-to-school laptop sale in the UK - here are the 6 best deals

By James Pickard Published 2 September 24

I've looked through the latest laptop sale at Dell UK and picked out the six best deals I think are worth buying.

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Amazon's bank holiday sale is like a mini Prime Day - these are the 26 best deals

By James Pickard Published 23 August 24

Amazon has launched a big bank holiday sale with dozens of deals across top tech - it's like Prime Day has come again.

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This cheap Samsung Galaxy Tab is one of the best budget tablet deals available now

By James Pickard Last updated 19 August 24

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 is the manufacturer's budget-friendly tablet and it's now even cheaper in the US and UK.

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Currys launches early bank holiday sale with up to 30% off – I've picked the 16 best deals

By James Pickard Published 17 August 24

A new epic deals sale is live at Currys ahead of the bank holiday weekend in the UK so I've searched through and picked out the 16 best deals I recommend buying.

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Amazon Prime Student: cost, benefits, who can join and how to sign up

By James Pickard Last updated 14 August 24

We've gathered together all you need to know about Amazon Prime Student in one place, including the price, benefits, who's eligible and how to join ahead of back-to-school.

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The best Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold preorder deals – where to buy the new foldable

By James Pickard Last updated 14 August 24

We've rounded up all the best Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold preorder deals that are available now on the brand-new and stunning foldable handset.

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The best PS5 racing wheel deals in July 2026

By Rhys Wood Last updated 9 August 24

Deals The best PS5 racing wheel deals in the US and the UK right now.

The cheapest Xbox Game Pass deals in July 2026

By Rhys Wood Last updated 9 August 24

Deals Subscribe to Xbox Game Pass for the lowest price with these Xbox Game Pass deals.

The cheapest Xbox controller deals in July 2026

By Aleksha McLoughlin Last updated 9 August 24

Deals The cheapest Xbox controller deals help you to replace an existing gamepad or play multiplayer titles for less.

The cheapest Xbox game deals in July 2026

By Rhys Wood Last updated 9 August 24

Deals The latest and greatest Xbox game deals to help you save on some of the best titles.

The best PlayStation 4 controller deals in July 2026

By Rob Dwiar Last updated 8 August 24

We've compiled all the best PlayStation 4 controller deals, saving you the hard work.

The cheapest PlayStation Plus deals in July 2026

By Rob Dwiar Last updated 8 August 24

We've compiled the best PlayStation Plus deals so you can save some money when subscribing.

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