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Google is searching through your apps I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update google will be showing app activity in search results now so when you go to Google on your desktop to search for an app or a website you soon we'll see what Google Plus users are liking and sharing and reading and listening to on that app or website for example if you search for fandango you can see the top movies from Google+ users this only works for websites and apps that let you sign in using a google plus account and it'll roll out in a few weeks jawbone is a company known for Bluetooth speakers but it's pushing more into the growing market of wearable Health tracking devices jawbone reportedly spent more than a hundred million dollars to acquire body media which has been making health tracking devices for several years now you may have seen the devices promoted on the show The Biggest Loser jawbone already has its own activity monitoring bracelet called the jawbone up it measures movement and sleep but it had a rough start after a recall in 2011 for now you can still purchase body media devices which track more workout detail than the jawbone up verizon mobile customers will be getting 500 megabytes of free online storage to save and backup files from a smartphone or tablet customers can also pay for additional cloud storage it's offered to android customers first and then next for Apple devices and other systems come later this year twitter is now allowing any US company to advertise on Twitter you usually find paid tweets as a sponsored message when you're searching for a term or a hashtag before Twitter only lets select companies sponsor a tweet but now you'll see all sorts of companies taking part maybe even your local neighborhood coffee shop if you're using Microsoft's new free email service outlook.com you'll soon be able to take skype calls and video chats from inside out look in your browser it's available now to users in the UK and will roll out to the US and Germany in the coming weeks Microsoft is working on some very cool concepts for the next generation of gaming it's called the illumiroom it's a projector that sits on your coffee table it's wirelessly connected to the Xbox and being images onto the wall to create different illusions that expand the gameplay beyond the borders of the television screen it might show more of the scenery around you or just the gunfire and explosions outside the current view this demonstration posted to YouTube also showed how it works with the furniture in the room to effect the lighting and colors of objects depending on the scenery of the game unfortunately microsoft said this won't be ready for the new xbox coming this year but engineers may show off more demos of this in July that's your tech news update you'll find more details on these stories at cnet com / update from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey