Those who had expected to see the NFC contactless data transfer technology in the new iPhone were disappointed, and Apple’s continuing caution could add to the dampening of the hype around using the standard for mobile payments. Supporters like Nokia have so far deployed NFC mainly for non-payments functions like contact exchange or rapid log-in to home networks, while real commerce giants like eBay/PayPal remain cautious and more focused on options which do not require specialized infrastructure, such as SMS or the web. And while many operators (along with Google) favor NFC for commerce, because it is integrated with the SIM cards which they control, the massive China Mobile is proving an exception. The world’s largest cellco is set to…