The Nokia N8 was the most divisive, controversial mobile of the last year and our fabulous readers — that’s you! — had plenty to say on the matter, both sticking up for the Finnish flagship phone and utterly tearing it to shreds. Here’s the best of a brilliant bunch of user reviews. Engines thinks Nokia …

Just hours after Google launched its mobile payment service, PayPal filed a lawsuit against the Web giant for allegedly stealing its technology that turns smart phones into digital wallets, the Guardian reports. eBay’s PayPal is accusing Google and two of its key executives of stealing trade secrets that were key to stitching together Google Wallet. The payment processing company says …

Google is ready to introduce a mobile payment service for Android phones that will let you pay for stuff with a single swipe, Bloomberg reports. The mobile wallet is the result of a partnership between the Web giant, credit card company MasterCard and global bank CitiGroup, as reported by the Wall Street Journal in March. Customers will be able to …

BlackBerry maker RIM has proudly shown off its native email app for the previously hobbled BlackBerry PlayBook at the stupendously boring BlackBerry World conference. PlayBook users can expect to see email, calendar, contacts, tasks and memopad run natively on the tablet after an update this summer. Right now, if you want to check your email you have to rely on …

Samsung’s new 3D TV service allows UK viewers to stream free 3D content via the Smart Hub platform built-in to the latest Samsung TVs. The electronics giant’s new app — Explore 3D — gives owners of Internet-connected 3D TVs access to a variety of on-demand content including films, music videos, documentaries and 10 IMAX films. First announced in April, Explore …

You can write on it, bend it or use it as a touchscreen. An electronic paper smart phone created by researchers in Canada could be a glimpse into the future of mobile tech. Ultra-slim and physically flexible, the PaperPhone is the result of a collaboration between Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Arizona State University in the US and researchers from …

Samsung has overhauled Nokia as the best-selling phone maker in Western Europe with almost 30 per cent market share, according to research firm IDC. After selling more mobiles than Nokia in the first quarter of the year, Korea’s Samsung officially holds the number one spot, defeating the Finnish king, which has dominated since the 90s. Let’s crunch some numbers. Nokia’s …

The Android Market will surpass the App Store in terms of the number of apps before the end of July 2011, TechCrunch reports. The prediction comes from analytics firm Distimo‘s latest report. A second-firm, Berlin-based research2guidance, agrees with Distimo, predicting Android will outgrow the App Store by August. The analysts expect the Android Market to reach 425,000 apps over the …

Causing a sensation among Android fans since its official launch last month, the new HTC Sensation smart phone will land first on Vodafone, with the network securing a one-month exclusivity deal. If you pre-order today, the company will “aim to deliver your order by 19 May”. Running Google’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the new handset comes with a dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm …