Microsoft Office has been facing a strong challenger in the name of Google Docs for quite sometime but MS Office is the reigning enterprise app suite for years and the situation hasn’t radically changed so far. Early bird advantage and resistance to change are the two factors that are paying off hefty dividend to Microsoft Office till now.

But one space, where things are appearing to drift away slowly but steadily from Microsoft’s grip is the Academic space. Schools and colleges are one of the fastest adopters of Google Apps, thanks …

If you’re a frequent Twitterer or addicted to some other micro-blogging service then you must have been habitual with URL Shorteners by now. In most of the micro-blogging services out there, ‘word restrictions’ often refrain long URLs from getting posted. Twitter, by default uses TinyURL as the URL shortening service but URL shortening is provided by many other popular URL shorteners such as Bit.ly , Tr.im  and many others.

And competition between these URL shorteners is getting so fierce that short(actually very short) URLs have started cutting the business of the popular …

If you’re a student,undergrad or into the field of research,then this online tool will prove quite useful to you.We’re talking about Up2maps.It’s a web based tool that lets you generate,publish and download reports that relates to world geographical locations in any sense.

At first,you get to see a wizard based approach to help you choose the appropriate options(ex. selecting regions or states within a country).Then,you just need to fill in require data as per your report requirements and get your thematic map ready to publish with all the colours …

It’s a service that can serve as a cool utility if you carry an iPhone or T-Mobile G1.

PlaceLnk is a web service that lets you hyperlink physical locations.It’s like DNS but with coordinates instead of names. Just link the physical location of your home or business to a website of your choice. Once a “Place” has been registered using their website, it is visible at that location if searched on iPhone or G1(with the placelnk app).

In their own words

We provide different ways to query a location for …

The ‘Android Market’ is ready to take on ‘App Store’ but Google is looking a bit conserved in approach at this front

The approach in case of Android’s app market inaugural remained quite different to App Store’s launch.Android Market,at the time of launch showcased just 62 applications compared to 552 iPhone apps at the launch of App store but one thing that remained a critical concern for Google during this launch was the delivery of ‘high utility apps’(that’s why the count wasn’t high).

But iPhone is probable to be …

Web builder tools has been there for years to make self-designing of websites feasible and easier for nerds.But the outcome of such tools has always been non-professional.

But the new generation website-building services have completely changed the old scenario.With technologies such as Flash & Ajax,the user interface has become very interactive and the outcome is as good as a professionally designed website.

So,here is our compilation where you will get to see four excellent website building services(for non-techies) that have greatly impressed with their features and functionalities…

One of these services called ‘Wix‘ …

When it comes to sharing your slideshows with your friends,one site that definitely comes in your mind is Slideshare and that’s why it’s growing at such a fast pace.

But,the reason,why it is gaining such a momentum is not only its service but also (rather,majorly) its PR activities.Slideshare had a tough competition earlier in Slide but then it created its own space and smartly projected itself as “Youtube of Slideshows“.

There has been a number of web services ex. Myplick,Sliderocket etc,offering better quality with an extra cluster …

What’s that !

It’s an all new service launched by Microsoft that lets its users create 3D experiences through photos.

Photosynth,being for quite sometime in Microsoft Live Labs finally opened its doors for users on Aug 21 but the team behind this service haven’t really promoted this launch even as a ‘Beta Launch’ for Photosynth.

According to the team,there is lot more to come which will enhance the capabilities and results of the service.As there have already been a cluster of services offering some manipulation …