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Google hasn't even officially launched Babel (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/07/google-play-redesign-and-babel/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget), but word on the street has it that the aforesaid term was being used internally to reference a new, unified chat platform. Now, TechRadar is reporting that Babel will simply become a part of Google Hangouts (http://www.engadget.com/tag/hangouts/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) -- almost certainly as a means to continue the art (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/27/google-has-250-million-users-more-mobile-than-desktop/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) of subtly shoving Google+ onto every user it can. Moreover, the newly expanded Hangouts could launch as early as next week during Google I/O, and we'll be there to bring you the goods if indeed it does.
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Source: TechRadar (http://www.techradar.com/us/news/internet/confirmed-babel-will-launch-as-google-hangouts-1150473)
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