The NFC Forum launched the “Tap Into NFC” developer...

The NFC Forum launched the “Tap Into NFC” developer program Thursday, designed to leverage the capability of near field communication for new applications and services. The program will support application developers through events, networking opportunities and a dedicated website (http://bit.ly/1ufRexz) with developer kits, technical specs, news and product information, it said. To commemorate the launch, the NFC Forum will host a Twitter contest Oct. 16-23 using #Tapin2NFC, in which developers can share what they like most about the program and site, including favorite products from the product showcase, the forum said. A winning tweet will be selected at random and the winner will receive an NFC-enabled wearable device. Details will be available at the NFC Blog (http://bit.ly/1r1b2yC) the second week of October, the forum said.