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eBay will move forward with selling its stake in Skype, the company said Friday, now that a licensing dispute over the software that underlies Skype's service has been settled. eBay will get $1.9 billion in cash in the deal, which will close by the end of the year. Also on the podcast: Smartphone sales rise, the Motorola Droid has its coming out party, more charges in the Galleon insider trading case, and Google aims to be less "creepy." Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: eBay's Skype sale gets go-ahead Smartphone market unfazed by recession Slow start for the Motorola Droid? Google trying not to cross 'the creepy line' Photos: Spring Design's Alex e-reader

This week on the CNET UK podcast, we talked about killer robots, the iPhone being the worst phone in the world and we dissected the week's news

Known for using brilliant engineers, complex algorithms, and speedy servers to organize online information in a simple and accessible way, Google is learning how to add the human touch to its repertoire as customers look for answers that can't be found on an FAQ. CNET News reporter Tom Krazit talks about what the search giant is doing to improve the customer experience and why that task is getting more difficult. That, plus other headlines of the day, on Thursday's CNET News Daily Podcast. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill Windows 7 sales outshine Vista FAQ: Buying the right Windows 7 upgrade Hands on with the new Dell Adamo XPS Verizon offers prepaid wireless service for laptop users Google tries its own take on customer service Europe getting 'Internet freedom' law Study: Internet use won't cause social isolation Meet Ibn Sina, the Arabic-speaking robot

Today's tech update includes a new antitrust lawsuit filed again Intel, a legal challenge to Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader, AT&T sues Verizon over commercials, and more. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: N.Y. antitrust suit accuses Intel of bribery Spring Design seeks injunction barring Nook sales AT&T vs. Verizon: There's a lawyer for that Comcast earnings climb 22 percent Microsoft cuts 800 more jobs Microsoft makes over the MSN butterfly Images: MSN through the years Twitter translates into Spanish Hacker breaks into jailbroken iPhones, asks for $7 T-Mobile experiencing widespread outage

Black Friday will be here in mere weeks, but the extended warranty business runs year round. What are some things to watch out for, and do you really need to buy a warranty for some of the smaller ticket items? We get CNET News reporter (and fellow CNET News Daily Podcast host) Erica Ogg in the studio to give us a breakdown on tech warranties, along with what gadgets you should and shouldn't buy one of these warranties for. We also talk about Best Buy's upcoming video service, batteries made out of zinc, and a new wireless device that's been made just for Twitter. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Cisco, EMC, and VMWare make alliance official Best Buy to launch branded movie download service Dedicated tweeting gadget TwitterPeek launches Hulu adds episode release schedule Zinc air battery maker looks beyond lithium Barnes & Noble hit with suit over Nook Spammy scams surfacing on Twitter, Facebook

Forrester Research says that while retail sales will probably be flat this holiday season, online sales are expected to reach $44.7 billion, an 8 percent jump over last year. Seventy-two percent of retailers questioned said they expect holiday sales to increase over last year. And the customer experience may be improved as well. Online retailers may also show a new focus on customer engagement and service. Also on the podcast: The Wii is losing ground, Amazon has finished its acquisition of Zappos, phishing attacks are up, file sharers spend more, and the military is testing new force-feedback packbots. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Web to drive holiday retail sales Nintendo president: 'The Wii has stalled' Amazon laces up Zappos buy Former AMD chief Ruiz leaving spin-off Phishing, worms spike this year, say Microsoft and McAfee Study: File sharers spend more money on music Creative is latest to tackle e-book readers Ex-MySpace CEO wants to gamble on social games Mozilla releases first beta of Firefox 3.6 Military looks for better touch with PacBots

Motorola has been desperate for a hit phone since the Razr. The Droid, powered by Android 2.0, and available beginning next week, could be the beginning of a comeback for the handset maker, says CNET's Maggie Reardon. She talks about the importance of the Droid's exclusive contract with Verizon, and why it could be the key to its success. Also on today's podcast: Sony suffers another bad quarter, ICANN makes one of the biggest changes to the Internet in 40 years, Facebook gets a huge judgment against the infamous spam king, and some scary Halloween tech tales. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Can the Droid save Motorola? Sony continues quarterly losing streak Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit ICANN approves non-Latin domain names Will the Chevy Volt make money for GM? Let's kill the OS upgrade disc Spooky tech tales to make your computer crawl

This week on the CNET UK podcast, we wished the Internet a very happy 40th birthday, learnt about a boy whose TV aerial was interfering with planes, and discussed piracy