2.5 billion mobile Internet devices by 2014, most not cell phones

There will be 2.5 billion connected data-centric devices in use worldwide by 2014, but more than half will not be mobile phones, and many will not be sold by carriers, according to new research from ABI Research. These devices, including laptops, netbooks, eReaders, portable navigation devices (PNDs), mobile media players, mobile gaming devices and digital cameras, will make up 1.5 billion of the wirelessly connected devices on the market in 2014. This non-handset category of devices will blur the service provider line even further, giving wireless operators a run for their money