High res screen makes fonts unreadable

I just upgraded to Tour from Curve and am having a difficult time using many web pages and apps (especially Google Maps) because the fonts display so small that I cannot read them. I tried adjusting the settings for default and minimum font sizes -- all the way up to 14 pt. -- but it doesn't seem to have any effect. Short of carrying a magnifying glass with my BlackBerry is there any way to let me see the displayed text without migraine-inducing eyestrain?

Are you sure that adjusting the font size does not make the font any larger in webpages?
I  know on Google Maps and applications there is not effect, but standard messages and webpages should be affected.
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