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Under tremendous pressure to continue the iovative performance record forged by Steve Jobs, Tim Cook officially took over as CEO of Apple five years ago, with looming questions about his ability to deliver.As Cook celebrates his fifth aiversary as chief, questions still linger. Let's block ads!...

Overall, American voters are evenly divided over whether Apple should cooperate with FBI efforts to crack open a terrorist's iPhone. But independents are pretty firm in their support. James Martin/CNET Apple has at least one firm political ally in its fight with the FBI over an encrypted iPhone linked to the deadly San Beardino terrorist attack: the independent voter.Overall, Americans asked about the case are equally divided as to whether national security interests outweigh privacy conces, according to a poll of registered voters released Tuesday. The poll, conducted by Wall Street Joual and NBC News, asked respondents which scenario conceed them more: that the US won't go far enough in mo...

Enlarge ImageMac users, look away. Oculus Rift's virtual reality worlds are just a dream, for now. Josh Miller/CNET If you are holding out hope of using the Oculus Rift on your Mac, you may have a long wait.The holdup isn't with Oculus, according t...

The bandwagon of supporters in Apple's fight against the FBI keeps getting bigger.Twitter, Airbnb, LinkedIn and Reddit filed a joint amicus brief -- a court filing that throws their support behind Apple in its pending trial later this month -- as did the Consumer Technology Association, Information Technology Industry Council and TechNet. AT&T likewise filed its own brief in Apple's defense, which follows a filing from the American Civil Liberties Union yesterday.They're the first of what is expected to be a series of filings from various companies. Facebook, Google and Microsoft are expected to show their support as well.The tech world has largely sided with Apple CEO Tim Cook and his Cuper...

The bandwagon of supporters in Apple's fight against the FBI keeps getting bigger. Trade groups the Consumer Technology Association, Information Technology Industry Council and TechNet on Thursday filed a joint amicus brief, or a court filing that throws their support behind Apple in its pending trial later this month. AT&T likewise filed its own brief in Apple's defense, which follows a filing from the American Civil Liberties Union yesterday. They're the first of what is expected to be a series of filings from various companies. Facebook, Google and Microsoft are expected to show their support as well. The tech world has largely sided with the Cupertino, Califoia, company, with everyone ra...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Sundar Pichai. Pitching in with comment on Apple's battle. CNET Edward Snowden wanted Google to say something. After Apple CEO Tim Cook had insisted his company intends to fight a court order asking it to hack the iPhone used by one of the San Beardino terrorists, the self-exiled former govement employee offered a sobering tweet."This is the most important tech case in a decade. Silence means @google picked a side, but it's not the public's," he wrote.That silence from Google has now been broken.In a series of tweets, the company's CEO, Sundar Pichai, offered what some saw as support for Cook's posit...