In a somewhat unexpected move, Twitter today announced that it will soon be rolling out a completely redesigned website and mobile application to users. The company states that it has "simplified the design to make it easier than ever to follow what you care about, connect with others and discover something new."

We’ll be rolling out the redesigned Twitter over the next few weeks. You can see it immediately on the just-updated versions of mobile.twitter.com, Twitter for iPhone, and Twitter for Android. You can get early access on your computer by downloading and logging into Twitter for iPhone or Twitter for Android. We’re working on updates for other apps, such as Twitter for iPad, and will share news as they become available.

The redesigned Twitter focuses on five major sections: "Home," "Connect," "Discover," "Me," and "Tweet." "Home is where you view Tweets from the people you have chosen to follow. It’s your personal collection of Tweets, featuring the latest news, commentary and information from the sources you care about," Twitter said. 

The Connect section allows users of the microblogging service to see who has followed or mentioned them, as well as retweets and favorited tweets. 

When you use Discover, you’ll see results reflecting your interests—based on your current location, what you follow and what’s happening in the world. As you use Twitter more, Discover gets even better at serving up more content just for you.

To begin using the new Twitter on your desktop computer, you must download either the Twitter for iOS or Twitter for Android application and sign in. If you choose not to do that, you'll have to wait a few weeks while Twitter rolls out the redesign to every user.