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From today, content publishers will be able to register for the Ovi Store at . Developers and publishers will then be able to upload content starting next month, in time for the May launch.

Interestingly, both MySpace and Facebook as early partners, with each social networking site set to offer a dedicated app when the Ovi Store launches. While this in itself feels like Nokia playing catchup, it’s very much needed and is a nod in the right direction in terms of the company not putting . Having said that, an official S60 Facebook app on its own is unlikely to result in the social network being fully integrated into Nokia handsets, and -style, .

However, here’s where Nokia is at least : “Ovi Store is unique in its ability to target content based on where you are, when youРІР‚в„ўre there, why you are where you are and who else has downloaded similar content”, all of which fits perfectly with the company’s ambitious Social Location (SoLo) strategy.

The Ovi Store will offer “a range of content including applications, games, videos, widgets, podcasts, location-based applications and personalised content”, and will be available on both S60 and Series 40 devices. The first handset to ship with the store pre-installed will be the , which is set to launch by June. Sensibly, Nokia will also make the Ovi Store available to existing S60 and Series 40 handsets through a simple download in May. Revenue from paid-for apps will be split 70/30 in the developer’s favor, exactly the same deal offered by the iPhone’s App Store. All very Apple-esqe, so far.

Apple may not have a physical presence at this week’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, but the company’s influence can be seen everywhere. Not least in Nokia’s newly announced third-party application store.

Nokia announces 'Ovi' mobile app store – is that a Facebook app I see?

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