Ranchero Software has releaesed a public beta version of NetNewsWire 2.0, a major update to its popular RSS newsreader application. NetNewsWire 2.0b3 boasts a plethora of new features including: an embedded browser (read Web pages directly inside the application’s tabbed browser); Flagged items (flag items for later viewing); a tool for searching news items; per-feed refresh settings; Smart Lists (like iTunes Smart Playlists, they display news items based on user configurable rules); search engine and script subscriptions; and an option to tell NetNewsWire how long to keep news items.