Nokia, China Mobile cooperate on apps

Apps are small programs that work on mobile phones, computers or other electronic devices. Now Nokia and China Mobile have teamed up on apps to promote the Mobile Market (MM)-Ovi Development Partner Program. The idea is to provide a "one-stop service" for developers.
One suggestion is that China Mobile – the world’s largest operator by subscribers – will charge consumers for purchased apps via carrier billing. And Nokia has reduced the registration fee for developers to US$1.38, compared with Apple’s annual fee of US$99.
Mobile Apps Briefing reports that a combined Nokia/China Mobile offering could have a huge effect on the apps market. Nokia’s Ovi Store is seeing around 2 million app downloads globally per day, while China Mobile’s Mobile Market app store has over 50,000 registered developers, 20,000 applications available and over 25 million downloads.