May switch default Java version We previously reported that, per Apple's documentation, Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 (which installs Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_05) does not replace the existing ...

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 ...

Apple's latest release of Java SE 6 for Mac OS X marks the end of the company's efforts to maintain Java releases for the Mac platform itself. Yesterday, the company released "Java for Mac OS X 10.6 ...

Security experts are split over whether Apple’s decision to hand over Java to an Oracle-backed open-source project is a good deal for Mac users. On Friday, Apple announced it would join Oracle’s ...

The recent 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 unpatched Java ...

Hot on the heels of other recent updates Apple has released updates for Java on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 and Snow Leopard 10.6. The updates improve compatibility, security, and reliability. Java for Mac ...

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 ...

Oracle today announced the release of several new Java software packages, including the new Java SE 7 Update 6 that brings full support for Java SE 7 to OS X for the first time. The release follows ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Another factor that has made the Mac vulnerable to malware like Flashback was the fact that Apple’s versions of ...

First, the bad news. Once again, Mac users are at risk due to a flaw in Java, similar to the one that enabled the Flashback Trojan. Even worse, there isn’t (yet) a patch to fix that vulnerability. But ...