Nokia is planning to get head to head with UMPC with the next generation Internet devices by adding Webcam & WiMax to its next generation Linux 770 tablets. The future 770 internet-only devices will lack cellular connectivity. Ari Virtanen, vice president of convergence products at Nokia, said going down the cellular-free route gave the company more freedom. “The biggest thing is that we don’t want to be part of the cellular value chain,” he said. “We want to be a little bit out of that world. Once you put a SIM card in, it’s automatically controlled by the operator.” The next generation tablets, though, will carry same features as those of the Linux 770; the devices might now feature a touch screen thumb-typing keyboard along with a webcam and WiMax.

[Via RealGeek]