Market News: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Posted on 18 November 2010 by Rachael Brunelli

Here is another batch of stock briefings which may affect stock trading as the markets continue today.

The following stocks should see some movement: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT).

Here is a more detailed look at the news that will affect each company when trading continues.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has finally approved Google Voice app for iPhone.

The application has been around for more than a year, and has finally met with approval from the Mac Maker, and hence the latest decision makes the customers happy. The application will be interfacing web services with the same name.

Google Voice can be used to register new phone number to which calls can be forwarded.

Although Google had submitted the application back in June 2009, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) had not considered it till in the Federal Communication Commission inquired about it.

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has brought turn-by-turn navigation to Maps in Australia.

The customers of Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s smart phone operating system, Android, can now enjoy the turn-by-turn navigation feature in Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Maps.

The voice guided turn-by-turn feature is a free service given by the search engine giant. Although it lacks the feature of speed limit control, it does have many other features of a standalone GPS system.

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has added new features to Azure.

Azure, the cloud computing platform of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), is in close competition with its rivals. The new feature added is said to be of great help in managing big data, the growing field of batches of giant data crunched.

It was also reported that the people who have been building software that are making sense of the big data will meet at a super-computing conference next week.

There will probably be more movement when trading continues for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT).