Huffington Magazine Issue 9 | Page 100

Exit APPROVAL BIANCA BOSKER Absence Makes the Heart Grow Frustrated LET’S BE HONEST: You’re here, she’s there and no app is going to change that. Gadgets and FaceTime alone can’t fix your long distance love woes (try therapy?), but they’ll make things easier. Until one of you moves, here are some ways to make life less miserable: CHART SOURCE: APPLE; DATA AS OF 08/07/12 PAIR AVOCADO PRICE: $1.99 PRICE: FREE Lazy long distance lovers rejoice: Pair has a pre-written message to send when you’re short on time. Or just skip the words and send a sketch. Be sure to try the “thumb kiss” (trust me). Think Pair for Type A couples. Avocado tracks your birthdays and anniversaries and lets lovers create a joint to-do list. Love is no excuse for being lazy. You’ve got to see each other eventually, right? Book tickets, track cheap flights, and see when it’s spendiest to travel. Bonus: Track your mate’s flight so you two don’t miss a minute. POCKET KAMASUTRA WHATSAPP BREAKKUP Make the most of your time together with this beginner’s guide to the Kama Sutra, featuring positions creepily illustrated by mini mannequins. Ensure your crosscontinental love affair is a little less sadistic (and spendy) with an app that makes international texts, sexting, video and photo messages as cheap as email. There’s no excuse for not replying. So desperate for relationship advice you’d poll strangers for their opinions? Now you can. Post your love queries on BreakkUp and a community of non-experts will do their best to help. PRICE: FREE iTUNES TOP FREE SOCIAL NETWORKING APPS 1 PINTEREST PINTEREST, INC. 2 KIK MESSENGER KIK INTERACTIVE INC. 3 TWITTER TWITTER, INC. 4 FACEBOOK FACEBOOK, INC 5 SKYPE SKYPE COMMUNICATIONS S.A.R.L KAYAK PRICE: FREE PRICE: FREE HUFFINGTON 08.12.12 PRICE: FREE You’ll go nuts without it. Do video chat for hours, don’t pay a dime. 6 VIBER - FREE PHONE CALLS & TEXT VIBER MEDIA, INC. 7 TANGO VIDEO CALLS TANGOME, INC. 8 VOXER WALKIETALKIE PTT VOXER LLC 9 TUMBLR TUMBLR 10 FACEBOOK MESSENGER FACEBOOK, INC.