A small degree of panic set in amongst the Java development community over the weekend, as Apple announced that they were “de-emphasizing” Java on the Mac OS. Being the Big Java Geek that I am, I ...

Apple supports old version Because the transition to Java 1.4.1 represents an architectural change to the underlying Java implementation on Mac OS X, some technologies built on Java 1.3.1 will not ...

The Apple [AAPL] critics are dancing their dance once again today following news of a Java-based malware attack on Macs. But, given Java is the bad boy in the room, shouldn’t critics and Kool-Aid ...

Apple has finally released a Java for Mac update to fix multiple security flaws that were patched upstream more than six months ago. The fix comes three weeks after developers released ...

I was thinking of buying a Mac Pro not too long ago -- I'm glad I didn't take that route. Without a supported JVM, I can't really use a Mac for more than websurfing ...

It’s probably safe to turn your Mac on again. Just a day after reports spread about a Java-based Trojan horse that could install itself on your Mac without ...

Altogether, Apple released Java Mac OS X 10.5 Update 7 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 2, addressing multiple vulnerabilities, the most serious of which allow a maliciously crafted Java applet to be ...

Apple released security updates today for Java for Mac OS X for Java SE 6, J2SE 5.0 and J2SE 1.4.2 on Mac OS X 10.5.7 and later. The unfortunately reality is that Sun fixed these flaws more than six ...

“Mac OS X for Java Geeks,” a new US$39.95 282-book from O’Reilly offers a detailed look at Mac OS X and is geared specifically toward Java developers who are evaluating the operating system as their ...

An Apple update released yesterday (Oct. 17) removes the Java browser plug-in in all Mac-compatible browsers. The move puts even more daylight between Apple and Oracle, as the latter struggles with ...