<shame>
In the excitement I...forgot...even though it was in bold
</shame>

After the reboot two things, that I noticed, happened:

a) The icons on the far left is now gone (woot!),
b) The 'down arrow' on top is now looking different
c) The icon for accessing the menu is now different looking (grid of small square).

Attached is a screenshot of how it looks fresh from a reboot (still got my old wallpaper):