10 Weird Mobile Apps You Won't Believe You Can Download

10 Weird Mobile Apps You Won't Believe You Can Download

1) Cuddlr

A location-based social networking app called Cuddly lets you find people in your area to cuddle with. Cute or creepy? You be the judge.
Cost: Free
OS: iOS only, Android coming soon
Download here for iOS.

2) Demotivational Pics

Keep that frown upside down. Make a bad day worse with an app that reminds you just how crappy things can be.
Cost: Free
OS: iOS & Android
Download here for iOS; here for Android.

3) Carrr Matey

Forgot where you parked your car? This app can tell you -- in a pirate voice.
Cost: Free, matey.
OS: iOS & Android
Download here for iOS; here for Android.

4) Places I've Pooped

I mean ... the name really says it all. Mark your territory, literally and digitially, with this map of where you've done your business.
Cost: Free
OS: iOS & Android
Download here for iOS; here for Android.

5) Run Pee

Wondering whether now is the time to relieve yourself of that red slushy you just sucked down? Run Pee will tell you when you can run and pee without missing anything big in the movie. Incredibly weird. Incredibly useful.
Cost: Free
OS: iOS & Android
Download here for iOS; here for Android.

6) Cat Paint

You know what this picture needs? More cat. Cat Paint helps you add more cat.
Cost: Free
OS: iOS
Download here for iOS.

7) Pimple Popper

If you find pimple-popping therapeutic, this app makes a gross little game out of it.
Cost: Free
OS: iOS & Android
Download here for iOS; here for Android.

8) Yo

An app that does one thing: says "Yo" to someone else. #yolo
Cost: Free (thankfully)
OS: iOS & Android
Download here for iOS; here for Android.

9) Spirit Story Box: Ghost Hunting Tool

This app speaks ghost. Use it to get a translation of what the ghosts that are definitely around you right now are saying.
Cost: Free
OS: iOS
Download here for iOS.

10) Paper Racing

You know what would make bathroom activities more fun? Competition. Race your friends to see who runs out of toilet paper first. There are no winners in this game.
Cost: Your dignity; but it's otherwise free.
OS: Android

Download here for Android.

Microsoft: We Have Lots of Windows 8 Apps, but We’d Rather Not Say How Many

OCTOBER 24, 2012 AT 9:40 PM PT

Many people will look at the Windows 8 storefront and find the number of apps lacking, whether in terms of number, or in terms of big names.

Yes, apps from Netflix and Hulu Plus are there, along with Evernote and eBay. But all one need do is plug in an iPhone or try to update their Quicken portfolio to see the major omissions. Intel, for one, is touting that fact — along with its compatibility with older Windows apps — as a key selling point for machines that use its processors.

Still, for its part, Microsoft notes that its App Store will have more apps than any other store at launch. Indeed, the number of apps is triple that of just a few weeks ago.

So, how many apps is that exactly? Well, um, we’d rather not say, Microsoft says. After all, there are many ways to count apps, and …

It’s nothing new for Microsoft to launch a new version of Windows with few apps designed for its new features. On day one of Windows 7 or Windows Vista, one would be lucky to name 10 apps that really took advantage of new features.

The difference with Windows 8 is that older Windows Apps really look like second-class citizens in a world designed for touch-centric programs. What’s worse, Microsoft has a second operating system, Windows RT, that works with phone and tablet chips, but only runs the new-style apps.

“Those are not all going to be there day one,” agrees Antoine Leblond, the Microsoft executive responsible for the Windows storefront that is home to the new Windows 8 apps. The key, Leblond says, is the momentum that Microsoft will get as the number of Windows 8 machines quickly grows into a significant figure worthy of developers’ attention.

Then the OS will benefit from a number of factors, including the ability of developers to write in multiple languages, the flexibility to use Microsoft’s payment system or not, as well as the potential for developers to earn 80 percent of store revenue, rather than the standard 70 percent cut once apps have generated $25,000 in revenue.

Although Microsoft has been accepting paid app sales since it finalized Windows 8 this summer, Leblond says the real test will come as machines preloaded with the new OS go on sale.

“The store opens Friday,” Leblond said. “That’s when things will get interesting.”