Need holiday gift ideas? Amazon unveils its Best Books of 2010

Believe it or not, the holidays are right around the corner, and while the shopping season doesn’t officially kick off until the Friday after Thanksgiving, it’s never to early to find the perfect gifts.

Amazon.com is more than willing to help shoppers out, unveiling its picks for Best Books of 2010. This annual feature includes the Editors’ Picks for the Top 100 Books of the Year, the Top 100 Customer Favorites and Top 10 lists in nearly two dozen categories, from Literature & Fiction to Children’s Picture Books. To

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Google sues US government for favoring Microsoft

Google is not taking kindly to the Department of the Interior dismissing Google Apps, and has gone to the courts to make sure it gets a fair shake.

Lately, Google has been the one in legal trouble, but for once the tables have turned. On Monday, the company filed a lawsuit against the federal government for deferring to Microsoft Office BPOS-Federal without allowing it to properly pitch Google Apps for Government. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Google is accusing the US government of specifically excluding it from considerations, stating this is “unduly restrictive of competition.”

Google has been trying to break into the government and institution market, where Microsoft has a stronghold. And

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Asus GeForce GTX580 specs are leaked

NVIDIA fan? Yes? Want the deets on the GTX580 from Asus?

Check Out The Kickass Covers Gizmodo’s Contributing Artist Sam Spratt Drew For Game Informer

You might’ve not guessed it, but when he’s not drawing creepy zombie families or batshit crazy scenes, Gizmodo’s Contributing Artist Sam Spratt is working on some serious projects and producing fantastic art—like these amazing covers he drew for Game Informer:

Illustration by Sam Spratt. Check out Sam’s newly redesigned portfolio website and become a fan of his Facebook Artist’s Page.

T-Mobile customers being mistakenly shipped Micro SIMs, just begging to get shoved into iPhones

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