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 ...

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, ...

Apple has issued a patch for Mac OS X that fixes a serious Java security flaw publicly disclosed six months ago, following criticism from security researchers. The vulnerability affects a number of ...

Apple on Tuesday released two Java updates for OS X 10.7 Lion and OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard which mimic the functionality of a recent Safari update that disables the automatic execution of Java applets.

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, ...

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 ...

Late Wednesday, Apple released Java updates for Mac OS X 10.4.x and Mac OS X 10.5.x: Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 [136.4 MB] Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 7 [79.7 MB] Some users are reporting ...

Apple has released software updates to take care of Java security vulnerabilities, a decision that could indicate the computer giant has learned from its past mistakes. Shipped June 12, the patches ...

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 ...

You can check which Java version is on your Mac to see if you have the most up-to-date Java running, or you can check on the Java website. Having an up-to-date Java ...