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 in the UK, including Hisense TV, Nintendo Switch 2, Samsung laptop, Dyson Supersonic, Ninja Slushi, and Apple iPhone

Amazon UK's Black Friday sale starts November 20 – here are the 39 best early deals I'd buy now

By James Pickard published 16 November 25

Amazon has confirmed the start date for its mega Black Friday sale, but dozens of deals are already live, so I've hand-picked the 39 best offers.

The best early Black Friday deals in the UK – this weekend's top bargains from £3.99 on Ninja, Sony, Shark, Oral-B, Lego, and more

By James Pickard last updated 14 November 25

I'm here to bring you regular updates on all of the best Black Friday deals in the UK, including the top offers on highly rated products and the tech bargains handpicked by the experts.

Collage of early Black Friday deals, including an LG TV, Nintendo Switch 2, Ninja air fryer, Sage coffee machine and Asus laptop

Amazon UK's early Black Friday deals are here – I've picked the 32 best offers on appliances, TVs, laptops and toys from £5.99

By James Pickard last updated 12 November 25

Amazon has dozens of early deals live now ahead of Black Friday, so I've looked through and hand-picked 31 standout offers that I recommend buying now.

Black Friday Garmin deals 2025: early offers and what to expect

By James Pickard last updated 11 November 25

Here are all the best Garmin Black Friday smartwatch deals you can buy right now.

Black Friday deals 2025: all the best early offers from Argos, Currys, Very, Amazon, AO, and more

By James Pickard last updated 11 November 25

With the Black Friday sales already underway in the UK, I've rounded up all of the best deals you can find right now at Argos, Currys, Very, Amazon, AO, and more.

Samsung The Frame TV, Sony Bravia 8 and LG B5 OLED on a white background

Early Black Friday TV deals are live in the UK – I've found the 14 best offers from £69

By James Pickard last updated 11 November 25

Black Friday is always a great time of the year to buy a new TV, so I've rounded up the 14 best deals available now in the early sales.

Collage of tech from the Very Black Friday sale, including Samsung TV, Switch 2, Ninja Slushi, Shark Vacuum, JBL speaker and Samsung earbuds

Very Black Friday sale just got even bigger with up to 60% off tech, toys, appliances, and fashion – here are 14 deals I'd buy

By James Pickard published 10 November 25

Very just expanded its Black Friday sale with up to 60% off tech, toys, appliances and fashion – plus there's extra discounts of up to 11% for 48 hours.

Collage of tech from the Currys Black Friday sale, including Samsung TV, Surface laptop, Ninja air fryer, Shark vacuum, and Sony headphones.

The massive Currys Black Friday sale is here – I've picked the 19 best deals on TVs, appliances, laptops, headphones, and more

By James Pickard published 7 November 25

I've searched through the Curry Black Friday sale and hand-picked 19 of the best deals that I'd buy on TVs, appliances, laptops, headphones, and more.

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Black Friday Kindle deals 2025: when they start and what to expect

By James Pickard last updated 6 November 25

Black Friday Kindle deals are always a sought-after item, so we've gathered together everything you need to know and the deals we expect to see this year.

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Black Friday TV deals 2025: all the best offers available now in the UK

By James Pickard last updated 4 November 25

TechRadar's team of experts is gathering together all of the best Black Friday TV deals available right now in the UK from the top retailers and manufacturers.

Collage of tech from the Very sale, including a Hisense TV, Ninja air fryer, Lenovo laptop, Switch 2 and Ninja kettle.

Very's Black Friday sale starts early – here are the 12 best deals on TVs, appliances, laptops, games consoles, and more

By James Pickard published 1 November 25

Very is yet another retailer that's kicked off its Black Friday sale early, so I've searched through and picked out all of the top offers I'd buy now.

Three Apple MacBook models on a pink background

The best MacBook deals in October 2025

By James Pickard last updated 28 October 25

Our roundup of all the best MacBook deals so you can pay the lowest price for one of Apple's premium laptops.

A HP laptop, Microsoft Surface laptop and Asus Chromebook on an orange background

The best laptop deals in October 2025

By James Pickard last updated 28 October 25

TechRadar's roundup of the best laptop deals available right now for a variety of budgets and needs.

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The best cheap Amazon Fire tablet deals in October 2025

By James Pickard last updated 16 October 25

All the best Amazon Fire tablet deals that are available right now, including the HD, Kids and Kids Pro models.

The ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handheld consoles on a space themed background

Where to buy the Asus ROG Xbox Ally handhelds: stock available in both the US and UK

By Rob Dwiar last updated 16 October 25

We've gathered up all the best stock links for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally handhelds.

Apple MacBook Pro M5 on an orange background

MacBook Pro M5 preorders: trade-in deals and where to buy Apple's new 14-inch laptop

By James Pickard last updated 16 October 25

Here's where you can preorder Apple's brand-new MacBook Pro M5 laptop.