Tommy Jordan shoots his daughter's laptop in a video still from "Facebook parenting: For the troubled teen."

Parenting expert: Try duct tape instead of shooting teen's laptop

Parents may be applauding Tommy Jordan, the dad from North Carolina who famously shot his 15-year-old daughter's laptop with a .45 and made a YouTube video to prove it, but parenting expert Larry Winget says he should have skipped the gunfire and turned to duct tape instead.

The Apple logo is displayed on a TV in 2005.

Apple's Tim Cook hints at something 'larger' in firm's TV arsenal

Tim Cook won't say whether Apple Inc. is developing a television, but he dropped a pretty big hint.

A man walks past an iPad2 advertisement in Shanghai on Monday.

Apple testing 8-inch iPad; iPad 3 will be 4G, reports say

Rumors about Apple's next iPad -- or iPads -- are showing no signs of slowing, and once again speculation is circulating that the Cupertino, Calif. tech giant is working on a smaller form factor.

A screen grab from the Valentine's Day Google Doodle animation.

Valentine's Day Google Doodle: Sweet, innocent, pro-gay marriage?

The Valentine's Day Google Doodle is pure sweetness. A one-minute animation, drawn with childlike innocence, it depicts a little boy trying to figure out what to get for his heart's desire — a little girl who jumps rope.

An Apple store in San Francisco.

Apple was 2011's top-selling electronics brand, NPD Group says

Apple products accounted for 19% of all U.S. spending on consumer electronics during the holiday shopping season last year, helping the technology giant be the country's top-selling electronics brand for all of 2011, according to a new study.

Reading on a first-generation Apple iPad.

Apple iPad 3 is rumored for March 7 launch

And the launch date of the Apple iPad 3 will be? For the record, Apple hasn't said yet, but the latest rumor is that the iPad 3 (or whatever it will be called) will be unveiled March 7.

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone is shown running Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

Apple sues to block sales of Samsung Galaxy Nexus in patent fight

Apple has its sights set on a new target in its ongoing patent battle with rival tech giant Samsung -- the Galaxy Nexus.

Boxes of Valentine's Day chocolates at Ye Olde Pepper Companie in North Andover, Mass.

#Valentine's Day: A hit with the ladies, not with the fellas

Roses are red

Google has won approval from the U.S. Department of Justice for its $12.5-billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility.

Google-Motorola Mobility deal approved by U.S. regulators

Google Inc. may be on the verge of closing the biggest deal in its 13-year history -- one that will escalate competition withย Apple Inc.

Chinese workers strike outside of an Apple supplier in Shanghai in December.  The company, Hi P International, laid off workers with no notice.  The banner reads in part, "We demand an explanation."

Apple joins industry-funded labor monitor for China factory audit

Apple has responded to a wave of criticism of its labor practices in China by joining an industry-funded labor monitoring organization that will conduct extensive audits of factories run by Apple's Chinese manufacturing partners.ย 

Chris Vanderhook, left, and Tim Vanderhook, right, at Myspace headquarters in Beverly Hills soon after buying the company from News Corp.

MySpace lives? Site signs up 1 million new users in a month

Can MySpace become culturally relevant again?

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