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 ...

Java enthusiasts can relax a little bit: on Friday, Apple announced that it will work with Oracle to help create an open source Java SE 7 implementation for Mac OS X. The move makes sense for Apple, ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

Apple has released a Java for Mac update to fix about 30 documented vulnerabilities, including some that exposes Mac users to remote code execution attacks. The Java for Mac patch batch, available ...

With the news that some Apple, Facebook, and Twitter employees’ Macs were hacked, and Apple and Oracle’s subsequent software patches, it’s time to revisit the question of whether Java can be used ...

Apple has released Apple Java 1.3.1 update 1 for OS X 10.1.3. Here is what is new: "Delivers improvements for text, mouse, and printing components in the Java 1.3.1 implementation for Mac OS X, and ...

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, ...

Mac OS X contains a serious security vulnerability in its implementation of Java, according to several security experts. The vulnerability remains in the software even after Sun had disclosed and ...

The version of Java that Apple currently includes with Mac OS X contains a critical security vulnerability that has gone unrepaired for months and may put Mac OS X users at risk, Mac security software ...

An Apple update 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 security flaws and the former ...

Java is probably one of the most important bits of software your computer runs. It allows you to use everything from certain websites to certain online applications. If your Java is out of date, it ...

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 ...