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A public beta version of Wrapper, a formerly closed-sourced cross-browser compliant HTML/CSS rendering engine written in ActionScript has been released. Wrapper eliminates cross-browser issues and makes integrating ActionScript and HTML/CSS projects possible without needing to compile. Wrapper combines the best of both technologies into a single framework that is smaller and faster then the alternatives. At only 21K custom fonts, shapes, filters, gradient fills, blend modes, and much more all from CSS.

http://code.google.com/p/htmlwrapper/

“In highly sensitive operations such as banking, military or government - but also our certification authority** - source code of the operating system and programs which run on those servers and computers is essential. Because without being able to read, verify, control and modify the programs in its source form, one can’t know what’s under the hood.” Complete Story

Another fully open-source-based phone went on sale on Monday, offering developers the chance to build their own mobile Linux applications.

The Neo1973 is the first mobile phone to be designed to run the open-source operating system OpenMoko. Officially launched to developers on Monday, it is the second fully accessible Linux phone to be made available after Trolltech released its Greenphone last year. (more…)

“A group of open source start-ups have appeared on CBR’s radar in recent weeks. I thought it was worth taking a quick look at their credentials to see how they progress from here. They are, in no particular order: Apatar, GravityZoo, LoopFuse, and Untangle (alright I lied, they’re in alphabetical order)…”

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