Covers of new editions of books by Franz Kafka. (Photo: MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images) “The prospect of speed reading—reading at an increased speed without any loss of comprehension—has undeniable ...

When you're crunched for time, life hacks and time-savers may seem especially tantalizing. Speed-reading courses promise to improve reading speed without sacrificing accuracy, but do they really help?

Readers ‘should be wary of promises to increase speed with no cost to comprehension’, say researchers Despite the wishes of all those of us with a teetering to-be-read pile, companies and apps that ...

Boston-based tech startup Spritz recently released a new speed-reading technology that will soon become embedded in the many websites, apps and other wearable devices increasingly common to daily ...

Whether you are looking to check out how a new phone feature will work, or you're specifically seeking the Spritz reading experience, try out these three apps for your Android device. Nicole Cozma has ...

Here’s a hack to help you increase your reading speed. Gritz is an open source text file reader, which reduces the need to look around the screen. Words pop up one at a time, but at a configurable ...

Ashley Sanders is a doctoral candidate in the department of history at Michigan State University. You can follow her on Twitter at @throughthe_veil or on her blog, Colonialism Through the Veil. I have ...

People read more than ever on mobile devices and usually in 10-minute bursts, giving rise to a new wave of apps that promise to make reading on a small screen easier. Angela Chen reports on the News ...