Keeping intimacy alive in a long-distance relationship isn't as hard as it used to be. Thanks to technology, geographically challenged partners can talk, text and videochat at all hours of the day and ...

It can be tough to stay connected over long distances. Yes, there’s phone calls, texting, Facebook, Twitter, IM, video chatting and everything else. But what if you could give virtual hugs to each ...

If you happened to catch this year's 'Late Late Toy Show', no doubt you'll recall Adam - the little chap who wanted to be an astronaut and gave people virtual hugs. Well, since the he stole the heart ...

The six-year-old boy from Co Cork, whose 'virtual hug' provided one of television's most memorable moments last year, is lighting up buildings across the country tonight. Adam King's virtual hug sign, ...

"Reach out," the old jingled implored. "Reach out and touch someone." That was the 1980s, and the metaphor of physical touch helped humanize the still-nascent technology of long-distance phone calls.