Oracle released Java SE 7 Update 4 this week, which finally gives Mac owners the means to receive critical Java security patches at the same time they’re available for users of Windows and Linux ...

Apple has rushed out a Java for Mac update to fix multiple security vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw discussed three months ago at Summerc0n by researcher Dino Dai Zovi. The Java for Mac ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about hardware and software YOU need to know about. A new and serious vulnerability found in the Java platform that is ...

On Wednesday, Apple released a Mac update for Lion and Mountain Lion that strips all Mac browsers of the Java plugin, another move in the company's effort to distance itself from Oracle's Java ...

Apple released a small Java update for OS X users this Wednesday. The update effectively removed the Java applet plug-in that typically comes pre-installed in all web browsers on the Mac. Why? Well, ...

Oracle's recent release of the Java Platform Standard Edition 7 Update 6 (Java SE 7 U6) is available on Mac OS X -- that includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and the Java Development Kit (JDK).

The latest developer release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion excludes support for Rosetta (used to run PowerPC code on Intel Macs), Front Row, and Oracle's Java runtime, although Apple includes a mechanism to ...

Apple on Tuesday released a new update for iTunes, marking the second in less than a week, as well as new security updates for Java for Mac OS X. iTunes 10.2.1 is now available for download for both ...

Apple posts software fix for Java issues Since the release of Mac OS X 10.3.9, we've been covering significant issues with Java -- both in Safari and in Java applications -- caused by the update.

A new trojan horse has cropped up that affects Mac OS X (and Windows as well), primarily disguised as a video flitting around social networking sites. When users click an infected link, a Java applet ...