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Get ready to start paying for your lunch with your smartphone and to welcome another tablet into your home.

According to analysts with Deloitte & Touche LLP, 2012 will bring about the end of unlimited Internet, the increased proliferation of touchscreen tablet computers and the rise of smartphone wallets using near field communications (NFC) technology.

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On Tuesday, Deloitte representatives will release the company’s annual technology forecast, sharing the 10 major trends the professional services firm believes will shape the worlds of technology, media and telecommunications in 2012.