Google Play Android redesign and Babel chat branding surface on Google+

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/newplay31.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/07/google-play-redesign-and-babel/)Google I/O (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/google-io-2013-registration/) may still be a solid month away, but folks on Mountain View's social network (http://www.engadget.com/tag/GooglePlus/) are already stumbling across leaks and notifications hinting at what might be in store. Google Play's 4.0 redesign (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/20/google-play-4.0-preview-leak/), for instance, briefly appeared on a YouTube employee's profile before being deleted, matching the holo-themed leak we saw last month. The update shows a landing page we didn't see in the previous walkthrough, and includes a message introducing the redesign that promises to make it "easier to browse and discover new favorites." Google's rumored Babel chat rebranding (http://www.engadget.com/tag/rebranding/) is making the rounds too, apparently surfacing in Gmail when certain messages are moved to trash. Neither are surefire announcements for I/O, but the timing is about right. Skip on past the break for a screen grab of the Babel notification.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/07/google-play-redesign-and-babel/