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"  If you and your loved ones can&amp;#039;t be together this holiday season, technology is a great way to connect. These days, there are lots of apps to help you share seasons greetings with family and friends wherever they are. Here are a few we think you&amp;#039;ll love.  Video Calling: Skype, Facetime, &amp;amp;amp; Google Hangouts Nothing can replace seeing your family in the flesh, but if you can&amp;#039;t make that happen, video calling may be your best option. These apps make it possible to share in the holidays via live video conversations. Show your family your Christmas decorations, or share in the festivities when the ball drops. Skype and Google Hangouts are available on almost every device; Facetime is Apple exclusive. Digital Holiday Cards: Postagram &amp;amp;amp; Touchnote No time for card shopping? Check out these apps for sending physical cards directly from your smartphone. You can send a postcard from faraway lands via Postagram or a more traditional holiday card featuring a recent family photo via Touchnote. Both apps let you attach a photo and a personalized message. Postagram charges $99 per postcard delivered in the US and $1.99 abroad. Touchnote charges $1.49 for a postcard and $3 for a folding greeting card delivered worldwide. Touchnote also offers discounts for bulk orders. Texting: WhatsApp &amp;amp;amp; Viber Sending conventional texts to family abroad can quickly leave you at the mercy of the phone company. These apps let you send texts, pictures, and have group text chats over wifi or your mobile data plan, sparing you long distance charges or texting limits. Viber also lets you make calls over wifi or data similar to Skype. If you have limited data, you&amp;#039;ll still need to keep track of usage to make sure you don&amp;#039;t go over. Luckily, these apps are very data lean and, unless you&amp;#039;re sending loads of pictures, won&amp;#039;t make much of a dent in your data limit. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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