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Mac Flashback Trojan means now is a good time to install the latest Java for Mac OS X update for protection against this information sealing malware that a Java vulnerability.

Following a number of reports of new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Java browser plug-in, Oracle has today released an emergency update to Java 7 as Apple updates Java SE 6 to version 1.6.0_43 ...

Mac OS 9’s Software Update control panel software notes that there’s a new version of Mac OS Runtime for Java in distribution.

Apple's announcement that they would be ceasing future development of their version of Java for the Mac has generated concern amongst Java developers. Apple posted developer documentation Thursday ...

As for OpenJDK, Apple says that it plans to contribute most of the components required to properly implement Java SE 7 in Mac OS X. That includes "a 32-bit and 64-bit HotSpot-based Java virtual ...

Apple just announced that it is joining Oracle's OpenJDK project to open source the Java technology for Mac OS X. OpenJDK is a free and open source implementation of the Java programming language ...

Java’s shady bundled adware is no longer a Windows exclusive, as Oracle has started sneaking the Ask.com toolbar into the Mac version.

Apple updates Java for Mac OS X 10.6, but hints that it's winding down its support in future versions of the operating system.