Reports ABC News; "This morning, Google released a beta version of Google Toolbar 4, an update to the search toolbar used by millions. With this version users can add custom buttons that will either search your favorite site without your having to go there or take you directly to it. A drop-down menu on the button itself can even reveal the latest headlines from that site. With the public launch of this update, users will be able to install ready-made buttons from the Google Button Gallery. Web site owners will also be able to create custom buttons for their own sites that can be shared with visitors (be sure to grab your PC Magazine button while visiting the gallery!).

The new Send To button lets you share pages via blog (you need a Blogger.com account), e-mail (you need a Gmail account), or text message (SMS). There's also a Gmail button that can replace the Gmail notifier that sits in your taskbar. Other features that we liked are Highlight, which colors search terms on a Web pageso you can find them easily; Word Find, which locates terms on a Web page; and WordTranslator, which translates English words into other languages." Grab the Google Toolbar 4 beta here.