New Search Engine Aims To Topple Google

There’s a brand new search engine making lots of waves this week as a possible eventual challenger to Google’s dominance. Created by former Google wizards, Cuil (pronounced “cool”) claims to index more websites than Google and does so much faster. You can read more about Cuil here.

Gasoline-Related Scams Are Surging

The surge in gas prices over the last several months has brought scammers out of the woodwork, hoping to prey on consumers who are looking for a little relief at the pump. This article breaks down the most common forms of online gas-related scams and teaches you what to look for so you can avoid being a victim. Read more here.

Microsoft Tricks Skeptics Into Admitting They Love Vista

Vista has had a pretty rough go of it since launching, struggling to take off with a huge crowd of cynics. So Microsoft took a page from Candid Camera and sat down some Vista-haters to test drive a secret new operating system called “Mojave.” Of course, Mojave doesn’t exist, and the participants were actually testing regular old Vista. The outcome may surprise you.