I know, I know, this isn’t laptop related news at all, but I would just like to let you guys running Symbian S60 on your phones know that Opera Mobile 10 Beta is out.

The new mobile browser borrows a lot from its java-based sibling, Opera Mini 5 Beta. However, from using the two browsers side-by-side for a while now, I can say that Opera Mobile 10 is the snappier of the two. It obviously benefits from being a native Symbian app. It features touch screen support, speed dial, and a password manager. However, it’s still a bit buggy. (Just now, Opera seems to have misplaced the upper half of mobile Plurk’s screen.)

Either way, when I’m on the go and I don’t have a laptop with me, I’ll just grab my E63 and open Opera Mobile. It’s awesome that way, really.

Download it here.

Aha, looks like my dream of owning a netbook running a dual-core CPU is slowly coming true. You see, the MSI Wind U230 was quietly released, rocking a 12.1-inch screen and a dual core AMD Neo X2 processor.

Specs, you say? Here you go:

• Display: 12.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel screen
• CPU: AMD Yukon MV40/L335 dual core processor
• Graphics: AMD Radeon HD3200
• RAM: Up to 4GB of DDR2 667/800MHz RAM (2 DIMM slots)
• Storage: 160GB/250GB/320GB HDD
• Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Ethernet, optional Bluetooth
• I/O: HDMI, 3 USB ports, mic, headphone, VGA, 4-in-1 card reader
• Webcam: 1.3MP
• Battery: 3 or 6 cell options
• Dimensions: 11.7″ x 7.5″ x 1.2″
• Weight: 2.9 pounds (with 3 cell battery)

Okay, I’m not too hot about the battery life, but everything else about this netbook looks fine.

Now this is just a rumor, but if this is true, man, this is going to suck big time for all you hackintosh enthusiasts. You see, the upcoming 10.6.2 update to Mac OS X apparently changes the way the OS interacts with the CPU. The changes are so drastic that it looks like the new version of OS X will not work with machines using Intel Atom processors.

We don’t know if it’s a necessity on Apple’s part or they just decided to annoy the hell out of hackintosh owners, but either way it is a bummer.

Of course, it might change and the final version of OS X 10.6.2 might just support Atom (heh, fat chance). But until then, hackintosh owners are advised to stay away from 10.6.2.

If you haven’t heard yet, Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 is now available for download. To be honest, I’ve stayed away from Firefox for some time now because of the darned 3.5 version. It’s just too crash-happy on my Asus Eee PC.

I’m using it, and so far so good. Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 incorporates the following new features:

• Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.
• Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
• Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.
• Support for the WOFF font format.
• Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.
• Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.

Web developers and Add-on developers should read more detail about the many new features in Firefox 3.6 for developers on the Mozilla Developer Center. For the full list of changes since the alpha release, see this list (it’s big).

Please use the following links to download Firefox 3.6 Beta, or visit the beta download page:

• Windows: Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 Setup.exe
• Mac OS X: Firefox 3.6 Beta 1.dmg
• Linux: firefox-3.6b1.tar.bz2

Since this is a beta release, the usual caveats apply of course. For those using netbooks, how is Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 doing so far for you?