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Let’s make the most of the shortest month of the year with a new collection of desktop wallpapers that are sure to bring a smile to your face — and maybe spark your creativity, too. All of them were d...
Combobox vs. Multi-Select vs. Listbox vs. Dual Listbox? How they are different, what purpose they serve, and how to choose the right one. Brought to you by Design Patterns For AI Interfaces, **friendl...
Prescriptive class name conventions are no longer enough to keep CSS maintainable in a world of increasingly complex interfaces. Can the new `@scope` rule finally give developers the confidence to wri...
Autonomy is an output of a technical system. Trustworthiness is an output of a design process. Here are concrete design patterns, operational frameworks, and organizational practices for building agen...
Designing for mental health means designing for vulnerability. Empathy-Centred UX becomes not a “nice to have” but a fundamental design requirement. Here’s a practical framework for building trust-fir...
What makes streaks so powerful and addictive? To design them well, you need to understand how they align with human psychology. Victor Ayomipo breaks down the UX and design principles behind effective...
Every high-resolution hero image, autoplay video, and complex JavaScript animation carries a cost. Sustainable UX challenges the era of “unlimited pixels” and reframes performance as responsibility. I...
Meet our brand new conference for designers and UI engineers who love the web. That’s [SmashingConf Amsterdam](https://smashingconf.com/amsterdam-2026), taking place in the legendary Pathé Tuschinski,...
Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by the community for the community, the wallpapers in this collection are the perfect opport...
What happens if you rebuild a single tooltip using the browser’s native model without the aid of a library? The Popover API turns tooltips from something you simulate into something the browser actual...
Our newest Smashing Book, “Accessible UX Research” by Michele Williams, is finally shipping worldwide — and we couldn’t be happier! This book is about research, but you’ll also learn about assistive t...
Google has released Android 17 in beta for Pixel devices, skipping the usual Developer Preview given the arrival of new Canary builds, and you can install it now. Here’s how. more…
Android Auto is already one of the biggest upgrades you can have to your car, but the arrival of wireless adapters has really taken things up a notch. Ottocast is one brand offering a ton of different...
![The Galaxy S26 in ‘Cobalt Violet’ has a bit of an identity crisis [Gallery]](https://newsmerido.com/articles/48/Zw2ddOvU8MoGZ1OpzgRul66ahTTUnJ3X.webp)
Samsung’s standout color for the Galaxy S26 series is its “Cobalt Violet,” and while I’m always down for purple smartphones, this one is underwhelming simply because it can’t decide what it wants to b...
Happy Pokémon Day 2026 to all you Trainers out there (all of the big announcements are waiting right here), but we are on to today’s best deals for now. Alongside the massive Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, ...
Pokémon 2026 is in full swing and you’ll find all of today’s new game announcements and product reveals waiting right here, but for now we are taking a look at the best Android game deals courtesy of ...
![What new Google Messages features are rolling out [February 2026]](https://newsmerido.com/articles/45/kL89zOgR6iwVowiX9IbMXQoDi6fcVMoj.webp)
Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch new functionality in stable. From various reports, Google ann...
The Galaxy S26 series doesn’t have Qi2 magnets and the official excuse for why ignores the big picture. more…
Xiaomi is kicking off MWC 2026 with the global debut of the Xiaomi 17 series, as well as a new Wear OS smartwatch and its first Find Hub tracker, among other things. more…
![Honor Magic V6 beats Galaxy Z Fold 7 not by being thin, but with a 6,660 mAh battery [Gallery]](https://newsmerido.com/articles/42/ipJuBtAoumD8SBszfUgqj7YlwDuctGs0.webp)
The Honor Magic V6 has arrived and, rather continuing to be obsessed with a thinner device, Honor took a new route in focusing in on a massive battery, because you’d never guess that this phone is nea...