Yes: http://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_f…

Not at all. It increases retention. Edit: I was referring to memory techniques, not to the speedreading app. I'm not sure what the comment was referring to.

For memory techniques like pegs and loci, check out http://mnemotechnics.org/

Why does it say "Inc." in the middle of the number? Also, it should be 3.141592, not 3.

I don't think the WiFi works. Have you ever tried it? I've tried multiple times to connect and never have been able to.