Earlier today at the Mobile World Congress, Nokia announced their new Ovi Store (press release) with Qik as a featured application.
The Ovi Store consolidates the best experiences from the current content services including Download!, MOSH and WidSets to a single channel, and expands upon Ovi Services to deliver content influenced by the people and places that matter to you. The content will range from applications, games and videos to widgets, podcasts, location-based applications and personalization content for Nokia Series 40 and S60 devices.
Ramu Sunkara, CEO of Qik was also quoted in the press release by Nokia saying:
“Qik is excited to be a part of this significant move by the largest handset manufacturer in the world. Inclusion in Ovi Store enables us to leverage the global scale of Nokia and get our application in the hands of hundreds of millions of Nokia users worldwide. We are really pleased to progress our relationship with Nokia by being a featured application provider in this important new marketplace.”
Moconews says: Content on board: Some of the biggest names have already signed up, including Qik, Rough Guides, MySpace, Lonely Planet, Fox Mobile group, Facebook, Electronic Arts and Shazam.