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It's been a bad week for Nokia's research and development division, which had more than 300 of its staff laid off this week. The news was a little better for Skype, which detached from its eBay owners and netted a $2.75 billion valuation. Also, Facebook's video hosting is now the third most popular video hosting site on the Web, though it still lags far behind leader YouTube. Hear more about these stories and others in today's episode. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Nokia to lay off up to 330 R&D staffers eBay sets Skype loose at $2.75 billion valuation Facebook becomes third most popular video site Twitter's geotagging API goes live Cisco launches iPhone security app Town to photograph every car that enters and leaves Germ alert: Attack of the killer necktie! HDMI products to get meaningful labels

On the CNET UK Podcast this week, Ian, Nate and Rory discuss Wikipedia and murderers, a ban on power-guzzling TVs and we wish Android a happy birthday.

Today, Google released the source code for its Chrome OS project and gave the public the first real look at how the new operating system for Netbooks will work. CNET reporter Tom Krazit calls in from Google headquarters to give us the scoop. Also in today's podcast: a computer glitch at the FAA caused nationwide flight cancellations and delays; Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says Windows 7 is selling better than any previous version of Windows; and AOL looks to shed about 2,500 workers and its MapQuest division. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Google releases Chrome OS source code Computer glitch slows U.S. air travel Ballmer: Windows 7 selling like hotcakes AOL: We need to fire 2,500 'volunteers' AOL to sell MapQuest, maybe to Microsoft? Yahoo adds photos, tweets to news search Best Buy starts Black Friday craze a week early Next year's Flip will do Wi-Fi

A leading IBM researcher says computers capable of mimicking the human brain's power and efficiency could be just a decade away. CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman talks about the findings. Plus, Hulu inks its first major music label deal, the Office 2010 beta goes public, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 breaks even more records than we originally thought. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Modern Warfare 2 tops entertainment industry, not just games Office 2010 beta goes public Who makes the most reliable laptops? Carriers to sell majority of mobile devices by '13 Hulu lands first music label deal Google set to promote Chrome extensions Intel sees opportunities in wind, electric cars IBM: Computing rivaling human brain may be ready by 2019

Eight years after merging with Time Warner, AOL has finally been given a date for when it's being spun off to once again be its own company. We also talk about clean coal in China, the next versions of Adobe's Flash and AIR platforms, as well as the news that Microsoft's next version of Internet Explorer isn't quite ready for a public peek just yet. Two small housekeeping notes: Thanks to everyone who wrote in last week to provide feedback on the CNET News Podcast. It's much appreciated. Also, there was a problem with Monday's episode making it to places like iTunes and other podcasting grabbers. In case it hasn't shown up yet, try refreshing the feed in whatever podcasting software you're using. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: AOL to spin off Dec. 9, begin trading Dec. 10 Survey: Third of teens text while driving T-Mobile resumes Sidekick sales Antitrust concerns linger in Google Books deal Adobe releases new Flash, AIR betas Paul Allen diagnosed with cancer Internet Explorer 9 not coming at PDC GE inks deal for 'cleaner coal' in China

Supercomputers are in the news again. First Microsoft has a new version of its Excel program that can tear spreadsheets that used to take weeks to calculate, down into a few hours. Then we've got results released early Monday that unveil which company gets to claim its supercomputer as the fastest among the top 500 in the world. We also get CNET News senior writer Greg Sandoval on the phone to talk about what's going on with Hulu, and why it may soon cost you money to watch your favorite TV shows and movies on the popular site. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Judge rules for Apple in Psystar case 'Jaguar' supercomputer races past 'Roadrunner' Cisco boosts bid for Tandberg to $3.41 billion Microsoft testing Excel for supercomputers iPhone app developer quits over approval process Oxford's word of the year? 'Unfriend' Hulu's backers bicker as Web video soars

This week on the CNET UK podcast, we looked at the week's tech news, talked about the first awesome Windows phone and debated video game violence

In today's podcast: Dell makes its entry into the smartphone category official with the Dell Mini 3, Verizon Communications starts warning music pirates, Advanced Micro Devices' rough road is just beginning, and Office 2010 leaks early online. Please take this short survey to help us make this podcast even better. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Dell unveils Android-based Mini 3 smartphone Verizon tests sendding RIAA copyright notices With $1.25 billion, can AMD finally compete? Office 2010 beta leaks early A CNET Conversation with Eric Schmidt Vega tablet is real