BetaNews is reporting that we should see a public beta of IE7 in the next few months, along with the second beta of Windows Vista, which will also be available to the public.

"Those eager to get a taste of the next Internet Explorer release with tabs and RSS support only need to wait a couple more months. A public beta of IE7 for Windows XP is slated to arrive in the first quarter of 2006, IE team head Dean Hachamovitch confirmed on Tuesday."