Apple has released Java for OS X 2013-005, which “delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility for Java SE 6”. The update is available in the Mac App Store. Of note, the updates ...

The second is a change to how OS X handles Java, in which the system will now keep the Java plug-in disabled until it is needed. This will appear for applets if you do not have Java enabled.

Whether it was the look and feel or missing Java APIs, applets needed to be tested, debugged, and retested in each browser to be fully functional. Slow download and startup of applets ...

Sun with Java SE 6u10 also is offering a new method of getting Java software running faster, via Java Kernel. With this feature, users download a kernel featuring the most commonly needed Java ...

This update uninstalls the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all web browsers. To use applets on a web page, click on the region labeled "Missing plug-in" to go download the latest version ...

Researchers from the Polish firm Security Explorations have identified a serious vulnerability in the latest version of Java that completely bypasses the new security level Oracle recently ...

To use applets on a web page, click on the region labeled "Missing plug-in" to go download the latest version of the Java applet plug-in from Oracle.

Java’s code-signing requirements have proven to be a bust, security researchers say, and now even longtime developers are losing faith in the programming language.

In my quest to find neato things to do with Java (a lot has changed since 1.1!) I've hit a roadblock. I've been testing stuff on a partially written applet (runs, just to do something more ...