Firefox 4.0 Beta in June

According to the development milestone release schedule, Mozilla will make available for download the first Beta of Firefox 4.0 come next month, in June 2010. In this regard, Firefox 3.7 swallowed codename Lorentz, and will deliver Out of Process Plugins (OOPP) to users as an update to version 3.6. Specifically, Firefox 3.7 was folded into Firefox 3.6.4, which will be finalized and served as a refresh for v 3.6.x by the end of this month.

It is critical to underline that the plans for Firefox 4.0, although already revealed to the public, are not set in stone, and that all aspects of the next version of the browser could change. This being said, June 2010 will bring with it Firefox 4.0 Beta, and current plans are for the release to bring to the table: “most of the new theme for user evaluation; new extension manager for user/add-on developer evaluation; tab management improvements; HTML5 parser, CSS3 transitions, CSP, WebSockets; ‘Reference’ layers implementation,” Beltzner says. 

Firefox 4.0 will remain in Beta until October 2010, when Mozilla plans to offer the first Release Candidate for the browser. The final release of Firefox 4.0 will drop by the end of 2010, with the focus on November.

Apple MacBooks from $849

The Special Deals section of Apple’s online store is featuring two MacBook computers at attractive prices. A unibody polycarbonate MacBook (13-inch) equipped with Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor can be acquired for $849 from Apple’s web store, while an aluminum, 13-inch MacBook Pro, also clocked at 2.26GHz (powered by the same CPU architecture) goes for $929.

MacBook 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $849.00 (Save $150.00; 15% off)

• 13.3-inch, LED-backlit, glossy widescreen display;
• 2GB memory;
• 250GB hard drive;
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics;
• Built-in 7-hour battery.

MacBook Pro 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $929.00 (Save $270.00; 22% off)

• 13.3-inch, LED-backlit, glossy widescreen display;
• 2GB memory;
• 160GB hard drive;
• 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• SD card slot;
• Built-in 7-hour battery;
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics;
• Illuminated keyboard.