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ABSTRACT: The development of interactive communication technologies, allows us to interact with people and information in a myriad of ways, across different time zones in different geographical locations. The devices we use range from mobile phones, wearable and palm-held devices, and embedded devices to room-size multi-media environments. With this technological development has come a significant change in the use of computers from being data processing and information storage devices to becoming communication and information gathering devices. The range of communication activities that need to be supported is vast, as are the types of information gathering and the purposes for doing so. This change in the nature and use of computing devices is both exciting and challenging to interface designers. The excitement is that it truly brings computing into the everyday lives of wider ranges and more extensive populations of users. It offers the opportunity to bring people together and give everyone access to a greater wealth of information and knowledge, and to share their knowledge with others. The challenges are epitomized by the fact that we are still designing interfaces for desktops.