Eric Schmidt and the team at Google yesterday announced that they are going to beat Apple at the NFC game and will launch their new phone the Nexus S, code-named Gingerbread, within just 'weeks'.
Check out some of the links:
http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/google-to-turn-your-mobile-into-a-tap-and-pay-virtual-wallet-20101116-17v9l.html
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/15/the-nexus-s-a-closer-look/
Apple iPhone is set to follow with the iPhone 5 in July. With these two heavy weights weighing in on NFC, mobile payments are sure to dominate the disruptive change cycle in 2011.
There's no room for plastic in the new world...