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Woot. 
Dan Benjamin discovered that the Labs tab is finally available to those domains that couldn’t get access to it.  One of my domains had it, another didn’t. 

Dan Benjamin – Labs Love At Last:
The Google Labs feature allows users to enable new features and fixes, including great improvements to IMAP functionality, like better folder (aka label) management, auto-expunge control, and more.

The main thing I wanted was the ability to hide the “All Mail” label in my IMAP accounts — now I can :’)

Here’s how it used to look.

And here’s how it looks now.

The main thing I like is that you can collapse sidebars you don’t use.  As with most Google updates, it’s pretty non-offensive, and welcome.

Official Google Reader Blog: Square is the new round.:
Google is all about speed, both under the hood as well as in the user experience. So, in order to make Reader act and feel more speedy and responsive, we’ve removed some visual clutter, simplified some features and given everything a bit more breathing room. Out with the old rounded corners, drop shadows and heavily saturated colors — in with a softer palette, faster components and a fresh new look.