Ruh-roh, a few news stories have come out showing signs that these digital tube boxes might not be all they’re cracked up to be. I totally agree, I’d be using a typewriter if I could. Pros for a computer: spell check, Twitter, more portable. Pros for a typewriter: doesn’t get hot, won’t burn testicles. Well, typewriter wins. But on to more scientific studies:

Reading on iPad and Kindle Up to 10 Percent Slower Than Paper and Ink, Study Finds. Yup, a scientifically shaky study shows that reading on a screen is harder than reading a book. It also showed that reading on a PC is the worst possible way to read outside of trying to read Skymall while experiencing turbulence. The proof?

To run the test, Nielsen had each participant read a short story by Ernest Hemingway. Each participant was timed (finishing the story, on average, around 17 minutes and 40 seconds), then quizzed to determine their comprehension and understanding of what they just read.

I’d love to know how many people out of the 24 comprehended the story at all. I imagine the questions were more along the lines of, “who wrote this story?” than, “where in Africa can you get an abortion?”

iPhone 4: Signal Strength Display Issue Only, Software Update Coming. After weeks of complaining about iPhone 4 reception issues, Apple comes out and tells everyone the phone doesn’t have reception issues, it’s just lying about its signal strength. Brilliant! You still can’t make calls, but an upcoming update will more accurately inform you that you can’t make calls. Fancy retina displays full of pixels aren’t very impressive when there’s no signal bars to display. Give Apple’s marketing division some credit, going from, “it’s not just a phone!” to, “it’s not even a phone!” in only a few years is impressive.

Finally, Prince has declared the Internet completely over. Seems the pop star feels that the Internet has already gone the way of MTV, and thinks that:

… all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can’t be good for you.

He also mentions that his latest creation, 20TEN, will be released for free to Daily Mirror readers. One can only assume it will be released on a wax cylinder, or possibly Prince will personally sing the songs to all the readers to keep their minds number free.