Apple's latest updates include fixes to prevent Java applet execution that may occur even with the plug-in disabled. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to ...

Oracle and Apple on Friday announced a new partnership that will bring the Java SE 7 and future versions of Java for Mac OS X to users directly from Oracle. With the OpenJDK project for Mac OS X, ...

May switch default Java version We previously reported that, per Apple's documentation, Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 (which installs Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_05) does not replace the existing ...

Apple on Tuesday patched Java for the aged OS X Snow Leopard and tweaked Safari to give users more control over what websites they let run the vulnerability plagued Oracle software. Oracle on Tuesday ...

Worried about Apple’s recent deprecation of Java under OS X, ending Apple’s own line of custom Java packages? Don’t be: Apple and Oracle have just announced that they will be partnering to bring the ...

As we continue to look at some tips for the new OS X beta this week, remember that OS X Mavericks isn’t a final version—it’s meant to be used by developers to ensure that their software will work with ...

A new form of browser-based cross-platform malware can give hackers remote access to computers running Apple's OS X, Microsoft's Windows, and even Linux. The multi-platform backdoor malware was ...

Apple has released updated versions of Java for OS X, following a prominent hacking of Apple employees' Macs, plus the remote blocking of the Java plugin due to security vulnerabilities. This is the ...

Botnets have been all over the news in recent weeks, as have Java-related security issues. So it’s not surprising really that someone’s been busy building a botnet by exploiting one of the numerous ...

A new Trojan horse that not only affects Windows, but Mac OS X as well, has appeared on social networking sites (including Facebook), primarily disguised as a video. When users click an infected link ...

But, if Chrome OS and things like it become popular, what place does Java have? Well, while the details aren’t out, it seems to me that Chrome OS, though based on Linux, will really be just the ...

Is there really a preference overall, does it matter. I'm going to be starting the programming section of my degree soon and need a new laptop as well. I just want to make sure I'm covered as far as ...