The recent Flashback Trojan exposed a problem that OS X has with Java—specifically, that the development of Java on the Mac hasn’t kept pace with the Java for Windows or Linux. Flashback uses an ...

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 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 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 ...

When Apple said last month that it was deprecating its version of the Java runtime, some worried about Java’s future on Mac OS X. Worry no more: Apple has announced that it’s partnering with Oracle to ...

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 ...

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 ...