Unlike the rival Apple iPhone, the Nokia internet tablet does not include a mobile phone and connects to the web via wireless links. Why not go the whole way, as Apple has done, and provide an integrated device?

"We are Nokia, of course we're looking at putting in different things, for example SIM cards. But schools would have to look after contracts. They prefer devices that couldn't be used as mobiles - and the kids already have those," said Puukari