Lightroom 4 beta has been announced, see the blog here and see the announcement here.

This means we will see Lightroom 4 some time this year – and that is great news. Lightroom is already the best thing since sliced bread – with version 4, that will only get better. Geographical features, movie handling, photo book editing, and much more will make Lightroom the continued choice for pros – and for you. Worth every penny.