I was doing some random url-attempts and found this
https://www.google.com/gds

gds = google desktop (search), that is

wow..
thats something new..
it seems like a mobile version.. :/

but its too odd for a mobile version
(HOMELINKS and RESLINKS)

and whats reslinks?

it was used by GDS to get the navigation links (sometimes google homepage changes the links). now GDS uses a different system for that:

http://desktop.google.com/pac?q=p&p=GD&p=GD_gtalk&p=GD_igoogle&hl=en